Schlimia

Schlimia is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to Costa Rica and to northern South America.[1][2]

Schlimia
Schlimia alpina flowers
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Cymbidieae
Subtribe: Stanhopeinae
Genus: Schlimia
Planch. & Linden
Synonyms

Schlimmia, common spelling mistake

Note. This genus is often incorrectly written as Schlimmia, however it honours the Belgian botanist Louis Joseph Schlim and the author later corrected the name.

As of June 2014, the following species are recognized:[1]

  1. Schlimia alpina Rchb.f. & Warsz. - Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador
  2. Schlimia condorana Dodson - Ecuador
  3. Schlimia garayana H.R.Sweet - Ecuador
  4. Schlimia jasminodora Planch. & Linden - Colombia, Costa Rica
  5. Schlimia jennyana Lückel - Peru
  6. Schlimia pandurata Schltr. - Colombia
  7. Schlimia stevensonii Dodson - Ecuador

See also

References
  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. 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.
  • Data related to Schlimia at Wikispecies


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