Wullschlaegelia aphylla

I: Wullschlaegelia aphylla

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Calypsoeae
Genus: Wullschlaegelia
Species: Wullschlaegelia aphylla

Name

Wullschlaegelia aphylla (Sw.) Rchb.f., Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 21: 131 (1863).

• Type species

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Cranichis aphylla Sw. in Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ.: 120 (1788).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Northern America Mexico Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest. Southern America Central America Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Panamá. Caribbean Cuba, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Windward Islands. Northern South America French Guiana, Venezuela. Western South America Colombia, Ecuador, Peru. Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central. Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Paraguay. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Reichenbach, H.G. 1863. Botanische Zeitung (Berlin) 21(16): 131.

Additional references

• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2006. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 4 Epidendroideae (Part one); page 111 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850712-7. Reference page. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Wullschlaegelia aphylla. Accessed: 2023 Dec 6.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Wullschlaegelia aphylla in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Dec 6. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Wullschlaegelia aphylla. 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. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Dec 6. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Wullschlaegelia aphylla. Accessed: 6 Dec 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Wullschlaegelia aphylla. Published online. Accessed: 6 Dec 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Wullschlaegelia aphylla. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 6 Dec 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Leafless orchid

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