Coccineorchis

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Cranichideae
Subtribus: Spiranthinae
Genus: Coccineorchis
Overview of species (8)

C. bracteosa – C. cernua – C. cristata – C. dressleri – C. navarrensis – C. sneidernii – C. standleyi – C. warszewicziana
Name

Coccineorchis Schltr., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 37(2): 434 (1920)

Type species: Coccineorchis cernua (Lindl.) Garay, Opera Bot., B 9(225: 1): 237 (1978)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Northern America
Mexico
Mexico Northeast, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast.
Southern America
Central America
Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama.
Western South America
Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.

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

Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2003. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 3: Orchidoideae (Part two); page 181 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850711-9
Schlechter, F.R.R. 1920. Beihefte zum Botanischen Centralblatt. Zweite Abteilung 37(2, Heft 3): 434.

Links

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Coccineorchis. Accessed: 2021 May 15.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Coccineorchis in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 May 15. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Coccineorchis in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 May 15. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. Coccineorchis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 May 15. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Coccineorchis. Published online. Accessed: 15 May 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Coccineorchis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 May 15.

Vernacular names

Coccineorchis is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 7 accepted species, native to Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.[1]

Coccineorchis bracteosa (Ames & C.Schweinf.) Garay - Costa Rica, Panama, Nicaragua, Ecuador
Coccineorchis cernua (Lindl.) Garay - Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
Coccineorchis cristata Szlach., Rutk. & Mytnik - Panama
Coccineorchis dressleri Szlach., Rutk. & Mytnik - Panama
Coccineorchis navarrensis (Ames) Garay - Costa Rica, Panama, Nicaragua, Colombia
Coccineorchis standleyi (Ames) Garay - Costa Rica, Panama, Nicaragua, Colombia, Honduras
Coccineorchis warszewicziana Szlach. - Costa Rica