Gomphichis Explained

Gomphichis is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae, native to Costa Rica and northern South America.^[1]

Species:

1. Gomphichis adnata (Ridl.) Schltr.
2. Gomphichis alba F.Lehm. & Kraenzl.
3. Gomphichis altissima Renz
4. Gomphichis bogotensis Renz
5. Gomphichis brachystachys Schltr.
6. Gomphichis caucana Schltr.
7. Gomphichis cladotricha Renz
8. Gomphichis crassilabia Garay
9. Gomphichis cundinamarcae Renz
10. Gomphichis goodyeroides Lindl.
11. Gomphichis gracilis Schltr.
12. Gomphichis hetaerioides Schltr.
13. Gomphichis koehleri Schltr.
14. Gomphichis lancipetala Schltr.
15. Gomphichis longifolia (Rolfe) Schltr.
16. Gomphichis longiscapa (Kraenzl.) Schltr.
17. Gomphichis macbridei C.Schweinf.
18. Gomphichis plantaginea Schltr.
19. Gomphichis plantaginifolia C.Schweinf.
20. Gomphichis scaposa Schltr.
21. Gomphichis steyermarkii Foldats
22. Gomphichis traceyae Rolfe
23. Gomphichis valida Rchb.f
24. Gomphichis viscosa (Rchb.f.) Schltr.

References

• (1840) The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants 446.
• (2003) Genera Orchidacearum 3: 37 ff. Oxford University Press.
• 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=91379 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families