Arpophyllum Explained

Arpophyllum is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae.^[1] It contains 3 species, native to Mexico, Belize, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela and Jamaica.^[2]

Species

As of May 2014, three species were recognized:^[2]

• Arpophyllum giganteum Hartw. ex Lindl. - Veracruz, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Jamaica
  • Arpophyllum giganteum subsp. alpinum (Lindl.) Dressler - Chiapas, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras
  • Arpophyllum giganteum subsp. giganteum - Veracruz, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Jamaica
  • Arpophyllum giganteum subsp. medium (Rchb.f.) Dressler - Veracruz, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Central America
• Arpophyllum laxiflorum Pfitzer - eastern, central and southern Mexico
• Arpophyllum spicatum Lex. in P.de La Llave & J.M.de Lexarza - eastern, central and southern Mexico; south to Costa Rica

See also

• List of Orchidaceae genera

References

• (2006). Epidendroideae (Part One). Genera Orchidacearum 4: 193 ff. Oxford University Press.
• Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart

Notes and References

1. La Llave, Pablo de & Lexarza, Juan José Martinez de. 1825. Novorum Vegetabilium Descriptiones 2(Orch. Opusc.): 19–20.
2. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=15916 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families