Microthelys

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Cranichideae
Subtribus: Spiranthinae
Genus: Microthelys
Overview of species (7)

M. constricta – M. hintoniorum – M. intagana – M. markowskiana – M. minutiflora – M. nutantiflora – M. rubrocallosa
Name

Microthelys Garay, Bot. Mus. Leafl. 28: 336 (1980 publ. 1982)

Type species: Microthelys minutiflora (A.Rich. & Galeotti) Garay, Bot. Mus. Leafl. 28: 337 (1980 publ. 1982)

Synonymy

Heterotypic
Ecuadoria Dodson & Dressler, Orquideologia 19: 133 (1994)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Northern America
South-Central U.S.A.
New Mexico.
Mexico
Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast.
Southern America
Central America
Costa Rica, Guatemala.
Western South America
Ecuador.

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

Garay, L.A. 1980 publ. 1982. Botanical Museum Leaflets 28(4): 336.
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2003. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 3: Orchidoideae (Part two); page 227 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850711-9

Links

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Microthelys. Accessed: 2021 Dec 25.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Microthelys in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Dec 25. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Microthelys in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Dec 25. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. Microthelys. 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 Dec 25. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Microthelys. Published online. Accessed: 25 Dec 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Microthelys. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Dec 25.

Vernacular names

Microthelys is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Its species are native to Mexico, Central America and Ecuador.[1]

Microthelys constricta (Szlach.) Szlach. - central Mexico
Microthelys hintoniorum (Todzia) Szlach., Rutk. & Mytnik - Nuevo León
Microthelys intagana (Dodson & Dressler) Szlach. - Ecuador
Microthelys markowskiana (Szlach.) Szlach. - Oaxaca
Microthelys minutiflora (A.Rich. & Galeotti) Garay - from San Luis Potosí south to Guatemala
Microthelys nutantiflora (Schltr.) Garay - Guatemala, Costa Rica
Microthelys rubrocallosa (B.L.Rob. & Greenm.) Garay - from central Mexico south to Guatemala