Veyretia

Veyretia cogniauxiana fig. III

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Cranichideae
Subtribus: Spiranthinae
Genus: Veyretia

Overview of species (11)

V. aphylla – V. caudata – V. cogniauxiana – V. hassleri – V. neuroptera – V. rupicola – V. sagittata – V. simplex – V. sincorensis – V. szlachetkoana – V. undulata

Name

Veyretia Szlach., Fragm. Florist. Geobot., Suppl. 3: 115 (1995)

• Type species: Veyretia hassleri (Cogn.) Szlach., Fragm. Florist. Geobot., Suppl. 3: 116 (1995)

References

• Szlachetko, D.L (1995) Fragmenta Floristica et Geobotanica, Supplementum 3: 115.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2003. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 3: Orchidoideae (Part two); page 273 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850711-9
  
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Veyretia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Jan. 18. Reference page. 
• Emonocot.org 2014. Veyretia in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published online. Accessed: 2014 Jan. 8.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Veyretia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 Jan. 2013.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Veyretia. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 18 2013.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America  Regional: Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central. Regional: Caribbean Trinidad-Tobago. Regional: Northern South America French Guiana, Guyana, Venezuela. Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Paraguay. Regional: Western South America Colombia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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