Comparettia Poepp. & Endl.
Distribution
Native to:
Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Puerto Rico, Venezuela
Synonyms
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Chaenanthe Lindl. in Edwards's Bot. Reg. 24(Misc.): 38 (1838)
- Diadenium Poepp. & Endl. in Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. 1: 41 (1836)
- Neokoehleria Schltr. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 10: 390 (1912)
- Pfitzeria Senghas in J. Orchideenfr. 5: 30 (1998)
- Scelochiloides Dodson & M.W.Chase in Icon. Pl. Trop., ser. 2, 3: t. 293 (1989)
- Scelochilopsis Dodson & M.W.Chase in Orquideologia 21: 61 (1998)
- Scelochilus Klotzsch in Allg. Gartenzeitung 9: 261 (1841)
- Stigmatorthos M.W.Chase & D.E.Benn. in Lindleyana 8: 4 (1993)
Accepted Species
- Comparettia auriculata (Rchb.f.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams
- Comparettia blankei (Senghas) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams
- Comparettia carinata (Rolfe) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams
- Comparettia falcata Poepp. & Endl.
- Comparettia ignea P.Ortiz
- Comparettia langlassei (Schltr.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams
- Comparettia macroplectron Rchb.f. & Triana
- Comparettia micrantha (Poepp. & Endl.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams
- Comparettia ottonis (Klotzsch) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams
- Comparettia palatina (Senghas, C.Lang & Kast) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams
- Comparettia pulchella Schltr.
- Comparettia variegata (Cogn.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
- Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2009). Epidendroideae (Part two). Genera Orchidacearum 5: 1-585. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plowman, T. [11738], Peru | Scelochilus | 61888.000 | No | ||
| Chase, M.W. [s.n.] | Scelochilus | 74369.000 | No | ||
| Chase, M.W. [87247] | Scelochilus | 76328.000 | No |
Sources
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0