Tetramicra

Tetramicra canaliculata (Typus)

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Epidendreae
Subtribus: Laeliinae
Genus: Tetramicra

Overview of species (10)

T. bulbosa – T. canaliculata – T. ekmanii – T. malpighiarum – T. parviflora – T. pratensis – T. riparia – T. simplex – T. tenera – T. zanonii

Nothospecies (1)

T. × xislensii

Name

Tetramicra Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 119 (1831)

• Type species: Tetramicra canaliculata (Aubl.) Urb., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 15: 306 (1918) ex syn. Tetramicra rigida (Willd.) Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 119 (1831)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Northern America Southeastern U.S.A. Florida. Southern America Caribbean Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Islands. Northern South America French Guiana. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lindley, J. 1831. The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants 119.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2006. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 4 Epidendroideae (Part one); page 317 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850712-7. Reference page. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Tetramicra. Accessed: 2021 Aug 11.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Tetramicra in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Aug 11. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Tetramicra in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Aug 11. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. Tetramicra. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Aug 11. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Tetramicra. Published online. Accessed: 11 Aug 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Tetramicra. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 Aug 2021.

Vernacular names

English: Wallflower orchid
перем коми: Тетрамикра
коми: Тетрамикра
кырык мары: Тетрамикра
удмурт: Тетрамикра
中文: 糖芥兰属

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