Plectrophora

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Cymbidieae
Subtribus: Oncidiinae
Genus: Plectrophora
Overview of species (10)

P. alata – P. calcarhamata – P. cultrifolia – P. edwallii – P. iridifolia – P. schmidtii – P. suarezii – P. triquetra – P. tucanderana – P. zarumensis
Name

Plectrophora H.Focke, Tijdschr. Natuurk. Wetensch. Kunsten 1: 212 (1848)

Type species: Plectrophora iridifolia (Lodd. ex Lindl.) H.Focke, Tijdschr. Natuurk. Wetensch. Kunsten 1: 212 (1848)

Synonymy

Heterotypic
Jansenia Barb.Rodr., Vellosia, ed. 2, 1: 124 (1891)

Homonym

Plectrophora S.M.Wilson & Kraft, 2000, nom. illeg. (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Northern America
Mexico
Mexico Southeast.
Southern America
Central America
Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama.
Northern South America
French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela.
Western South America
Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.
Brazil
Brazil West-Central, Brazil North.

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

Focke, H.C. 1848. Tijdschrift voor de Wisen Natuurkundige Wetenschappen, 1: 212.
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 5: Epidendroideae (Part two); page 326 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-850713-0

Links

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Plectrophora. Accessed: 2021 Jun 22.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Plectrophora in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Jun 22. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Plectrophora in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Jun 22. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. Plectrophora. 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 Jun 22. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Plectrophora. Published online. Accessed: 22 Jun 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Plectrophora. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Jun 22.

Vernacular names

Plectrophora is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae.[2] It is native to Central and South America.[1][3][4]

Species accepted as of June 2014:[1]

Plectrophora alata (Rolfe) Garay - Chiapas, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia
Plectrophora calcarhamata Hoehne - Matto Grosso
Plectrophora cultrifolia (Barb.Rodr.) Cogn. in C.F.P.von Martius - French Guinea, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil
Plectrophora edwallii Cogn. in C.F.P.von Martius - Goiás
Plectrophora iridifolia (Lodd. ex Lindl.) H.Focke - the Guianas, Venezuela, Brazil
Plectrophora schmidtii Jenny & Pupulin - Matto Grosso
Plectrophora suarezii Dodson & M.W.Chase - Ecuador
Plectrophora triquetra (Rolfe) Cogn. in C.F.P.von Martius - Ecuador, Peru
Plectrophora tucanderana Dodson & R.Vásquez - Bolivia
Plectrophora zarumensis Dodson & P.M.Dodson - Ecuador