Gavilea Explained

Gavilea is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to Chile (including the Juan Fernández Islands), Argentina and the Falkland Islands.^[1]

Species

The genus Gavilea contains the following known species:

1. Gavilea araucana (Phil.) M.N.Correa - Chile, Argentina
2. Gavilea australis (Skottsb.) M.N.Correa - Falkland Islands, Tierra del Fuego
3. Gavilea cardioglossa (Reiche) Martic. - Chile
4. Gavilea gladysiae Chemisquy - Chile, Argentina
5. Gavilea glandulifera (Poepp. & Endl.) M.N.Correa - Chile, Argentina
6. Gavilea insularis M.N.Correa - Juan Fernández Islands
7. Gavilea kingii (Hook.f.) M.N.Correa - southern Chile
8. Gavilea litoralis (Phil.) M.N.Correa - southern Chile, southern Argentina, Falkland Islands
9. Gavilea longibracteata (Lindl.) Sparre ex L.E.Navas - Chile
10. Gavilea lutea (Comm. ex Pers.) M.N.Correa - Chile, Argentina
11. Gavilea odoratissima Poepp. - Chile, Argentina
12. Gavilea platyantha (Rchb.f.) Ormerod - Chile, Argentina
13. Gavilea supralabellata M.N.Correa - Chile, Argentina
14. Gavilea trullata Ormerod - Chile, Argentina
15. Gavilea venosa (Lam.) Garay & Ormerod - Chile
16. Gavilea wittei (Hicken) Ormerod - Chile, Argentina

See also

• List of Orchidaceae genera

References

• (1833) Fragmentum Synopseos Plantarum Phanerogamum 18.
• (2003) Genera Orchidacearum 3: 10 ff, Oxford University Press.
• 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart
• (2009). Novedades nomenclaturales en el género Gavilea (Orchidaceae, Chloraeinae), con especial énfasis en las especies Chilenas. Darwiniana 47: 315–320.

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=88914 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families