Plectrophora Explained

Plectrophora is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae.^[1] It is native to Central and South America.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Species accepted as of June 2014:^[2]

1. Plectrophora alata (Rolfe) Garay - Chiapas, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia
2. Plectrophora calcarhamata Hoehne - Matto Grosso
3. Plectrophora cultrifolia (Barb.Rodr.) Cogn. in C.F.P.von Martius - French Guinea, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil
4. Plectrophora edwallii Cogn. in C.F.P.von Martius - Goiás
5. Plectrophora iridifolia (Lodd. ex Lindl.) H.Focke - the Guianas, Venezuela, Brazil
6. Plectrophora schmidtii Jenny & Pupulin - Matto Grosso
7. Plectrophora suarezii Dodson & M.W.Chase - Ecuador
8. Plectrophora triquetra (Rolfe) Cogn. in C.F.P.von Martius - Ecuador, Peru
9. Plectrophora tucanderana Dodson & R.Vásquez - Bolivia
10. Plectrophora zarumensis Dodson & P.M.Dodson - Ecuador

See also

• List of Orchidaceae genera

References

• Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart

External links

• • IOSPE orchid photos, Plectrophora alata (Rolfe) Garay

Notes and References

1. Focke, Hendrik Charles. 1848. Tijdschrift voor de Wisen Natuurkundige Wetenschappen 1: 212
2. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=158910 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
3. 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.
4. Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010 . Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro