Arpophyllum
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]
| Arpophyllum | |
|---|---|
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| Arpophyllum spicatum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Epidendreae |
| Subtribe: | Laeliinae |
| Genus: | Arpophyllum La Llave & Lex. |
| Type species | |
| Arpophyllum spicatum La Llave & Lex. | |
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
References
- La Llave, Pablo de & Lexarza, Juan José Martinez de. 1825. Novorum Vegetabilium Descriptiones 2(Orch. Opusc.): 19–20.
- Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (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
External links
Media related to Arpophyllum at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Arpophyllum at Wikispecies
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