Pterichis Lindl.
First published in Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 444 (1840)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Jamaica, Costa Rica to NW. Argentina.
Distribution
Native to:
Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Jamaica, Panamá, Peru, Venezuela
Synonyms
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Acraea Lindl. in G.Bentham, Pl. Hartw.: 155 (1845)
Accepted Species
- Pterichis acuminata Schltr.
- Pterichis andrei Kolan. & Szlach.
- Pterichis colombiana G.Morales
- Pterichis diuris Rchb.f.
- Pterichis fernandezii G.Morales
- Pterichis galeata Lindl.
- Pterichis habenarioides (F.Lehm. & Kraenzl.) Schltr.
- Pterichis isabeliana Szlach. & Kolan.
- Pterichis lehmanniana Kolan. & Szlach.
- Pterichis moralesii Kolan. & Szlach.
- Pterichis multiflora (Lindl.) Schltr.
- Pterichis parvifolia (Lindl.) Schltr.
- Pterichis pauciflora Schltr.
- Pterichis sagittata Kolan. & Szlach.
- Pterichis tomentosula Schltr.
- Pterichis triangularilabia Kolan. & Szlach.
- Pterichis triloba (Lindl.) Schltr.
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- 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. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3: 1-358. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Sources
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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