Aulosepalum

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Cranichideae
Subtribus: Spiranthinae
Genus: Aulosepalum
Overview of species (9)

A. hemichrea – A. nelsonii – A. oestlundii – A. pulchrum – A. pyramidale – A. ramentaceum – A. riodelayense – A. tenuiflorum – A. trufulae
Name

Aulosepalum Garay, Bot. Mus. Leafl. 28: 298 (1980 publ.25/6/1982)

Type species: Aulosepalum tenuiflorum (Greenm.) Garay, Bot. Mus. Leafl. 28: 298 (1980 publ.1982)

Synonymy

Basionym
Gamosepalum Schltr., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 37(2): 429 (1920), nom. illeg.
Homotypic
Deiregynopsis Rauschert, Taxon 31: 560 (1982), nom. illeg.
Heterotypic
Gracielanthus R.González & Szlach., Fragm. Florist. Geobot. 40: 760 (1995)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Northern America
Mexico
Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest.
Southern America
Central America
Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Garay, L.A. (1982) Botanical Museum Leaflets 28(4): 298.
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2003. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 3: Orchidoideae (Part two); page 170 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850711-9

Links

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2020. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Aulosepalum. Accessed: 2020 Sep 24.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Aulosepalum in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Sep 24. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Aulosepalum in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Sep 24. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Aulosepalum. Published online. Accessed: 24 Sep 2020.
The Plant List 2013. Aulosepalum in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Sep 24.
Tropicos.org 2020. Aulosepalum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Sep 24.

Vernacular names

Aulosepalum is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of 8 species native to Mexico and Central America.[1]

Aulosepalum hemichrea (Lindl.) Garay - Oaxaca, Chiapas, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua
Aulosepalum nelsonii (Greenm.) Garay - Michoacán, Oaxaca
Aulosepalum oestlundii (Burns-Bal.) Catling - Guerrero
Aulosepalum pulchrum (Schltr.) Catling - Guatemala and southern Mexico
Aulosepalum pyramidale (Lindl.) M.A.Dix & M.W.Dix - from central Mexico to Costa Rica
Aulosepalum ramentaceum (Lindl.) Garay - Tamaulipas, San Luis Potosí
Aulosepalum riodelayense (Burns-Bal.) Salazar - Oaxaca
Aulosepalum tenuiflorum (Greenm.) Garay - Morelos, Guerrero