Warrea

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Cymbidieae
Subtribus: Zygopetalinae
Genus: Warrea
Species: (3)
W. costaricensis – W. hookeriana – W. warreana
Name

Warrea Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 29(Misc.): 14 (1843)

Type species: Warrea warreana (Lodd. ex Lindl.) C.Schweinf., Bot. Mus. Leafl. 17: 55 (1955)

References

Lindley, J. (1843) Edwards's Botanical Register 29: Misc. 14.
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 5: Epidendroideae (Part two); page 534 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-850713-0
Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Warrea in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Mar. 13. Reference page.
Emonocot.org 2013. Warrea in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 May 18.
Tropicos.org 2013. Warrea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Mar. 13.
International Plant Names Index. 2013. Warrea. Published online. Accessed: 13. Mar. 2013.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
Regional: Mexico
Mexico Southeast.
Continental: Southern America
Regional: Brazil
Brazil South, Brazil Southeast.
Regional: Central America
Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama.
Regional: Northern South America
Venezuela.
Regional: Southern South America
Argentina Northeast, Paraguay.
Regional: Western South America
Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.

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

Warrea is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It has three known species, all native to Latin America.[1][2][3][4]

Warrea costaricensis Schltr. - Chiapas, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama
Warrea hookeriana (Rchb.f.) Rolfe - Peru
Warrea warreana (Lodd. ex Lindl.) C.Schweinf. - from Colombia and Venezuela south to Argentina

See also

List of Orchidaceae genera

References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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.
Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
Dressler, R.L. 2003. Orchidaceae. En: Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica. Vol. 3. B.E. Hammel, M.H. Grayum, C. Herrera & N. Zamora (eds.). Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 93: 1–595