Fernandezia

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Cymbidieae
Subtribus: Oncidiinae
Genus: Fernandezia
Overview of species (59)

F. antioquiensis – F. aurantiaca – F. breviconnata – F. bryophyta – F. bucarasicae – F. capitata – F. cardenasii – F. costaricensis – F. crystallina – F. cuencae – F. cyrtophylla – F. dalstroemii – F. debedoutii – F. denticulata – F. distichoides – F. ecallosa – F. ecuadorensis – F. falcifolia – F. favosifolia – F. foreroi – F. gracillima – F. hagsateri – F. hartwegii – F. herzogii – F. hispidula – F. idroboi – F. ionanthera – F. lanceolata – F. longipedicellata – F. lycopodioides – F. maculata – F. mexicana – F. micrangis – F. micrantha – F. minus – F. myrtillus – F. nigrosignata – F. nubivaga – F. ortiziana – F. parvifolia – F. pastii – F. pastorelliae – F. pectinata – F. peperomioides – F. piesikii – F. pseudodichaea – F. putumayoensis – F. sanguinea – F. schultesii – F. serra – F. squarrosa – F. stuebelii – F. subbiflora – F. tajacayaensis – F. tenuis – F. theodorii – F. tica – F. tortuosa – F. vaginata
Name

Fernandezia Ruiz & Pav., Syst. Veg. Fl. Peruv. Chil. 240 (1798)

Type species: Fernandezia subbiflora Ruiz & Pav. Syst. Veg. Fl. Peruv. Chil. 240 (1798)

Synonymy

Heterotypic
Pachyphyllum Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 1: 338 (1816)
Centropetalum Lindl., Sert. Orchid.: t. 21 (1838)
Nasonia Lindl. in G.Bentham, Pl. Hartw.: 150 (1845)
Orchidotypus Kraenzl., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 37: 383 (1906)
Raycadenco Dodson, Icon. Pl. Trop., II, 6: t. 577 (1989)
Valdiviesoa Szlach. & Kolan., Pl. Syst. Evol. 301: 107 (2014)

Homonyms

Fernandezia Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 207 (1833), nom. illeg. - vide: Lockhartia Hook., Bot. Mag. 54: t. 2715 (1827) (Orchidaceae)
Fernandezia López-Neyra, (1936) (Davaineidae)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Northern America
Mexico
Mexico Southwest.
Southern America
Central America
Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama.
Northern South America
Venezuela.
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.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 5: Epidendroideae (Part two); page 269 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-850713-0
Ruiz López, H. & Pavón, J.A. 1798. Systema Vegetabilium Florae Peruvianae et Chilensis, 240.

Additional references

Chase, M.W. & Whitten, W.M. 2011. Further taxonomic transfers in Oncidiinae (Orchidaceae), Phytotaxa 20: 26–32.
Kolanowska, M. & Szlachetko, D.L. 2014. Notes on Pachyphyllinae (Vandoideae, Orchidaceae) with a description of a new genus. Plant Systematics and Evolution, DOI: 10.1007/s00606-014-1057-1 Reference page.
Szlachetko, D.L.; Kolanowska, M. 2014. Pachyphyllum foreroi and P. idroboi ssp. nov. (Orchidaceae, Vandoideae) from Colombia. Nordic Journal of Botany, DOI: 10.1111/njb.00488

Links

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Fernandezia (Orchidaceae). Accessed: 2021 May 31.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Fernandezia 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 31. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Fernandezia in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 May 31. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. Fernandezia. 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 31. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Fernandezia. Published online. Accessed: 31 May 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Fernandezia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 May 31.

Vernacular names

Fernandezia is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 30-40 species, native to northern South America, Central America, and southern Mexico.[1][2][3][4]

Species accepted as of June 2014:[1]

Fernandezia aurantiaca Senghas
Fernandezia aurorae (D.E.Benn. & Christenson) M.W.Chase
Fernandezia breviconnata (Schltr.) M.W.Chase
Fernandezia bryophyta (Schltr.) M.W.Chase
Fernandezia bucarasicae (Kraenzl.) M.W.Chase
Fernandezia capitata (Kraenzl.) M.W.Chase
Fernandezia cardenasii (L.B.Sm. & S.K.Harris) M.W.Chase
Fernandezia costaricensis (Ames & C.Schweinf.) M.W.Chase
Fernandezia crystallina (Lindl.) M.W.Chase
Fernandezia cuencae (Rchb.f.) M.W.Chase
Fernandezia cyrtophylla (Schltr.) M.W.Chase
Fernandezia dalstroemii (Dodson) M.W.Chase
Fernandezia debedoutii (P.Ortiz) M.W.Chase
Fernandezia denticulata Ruiz & Pav.
Fernandezia distichoides M.W.Chase
Fernandezia ecallosa (D.E.Benn. & Christenson) M.W.Chase
Fernandezia ecuadorensis (Dodson) M.W.Chase
Fernandezia falcifolia (Rchb.f.) M.W.Chase
Fernandezia favosifolia (Kraenzl.) M.W.Chase
Fernandezia gracillima (C.Schweinf.) M.W.Chase
Fernandezia hagsateri (Dodson) M.W.Chase
Fernandezia hartwegii (Rchb.f.) Garay & Dunst.
Fernandezia hispidula (Rchb.f.) M.W.Chase
Fernandezia ionanthera (Rchb.f. & Warsz.) Schltr.
Fernandezia lanceolata (L.O.Williams) Garay & Dunst.
Fernandezia lycopodioides (Schltr.) M.W.Chase
Fernandezia maculata Garay & Dunst.
Fernandezia mexicana (Dressler & Hágsater) M.W.Chase
Fernandezia micrangis (Schltr.) M.W.Chase
Fernandezia micrantha (Schltr.) M.W.Chase
Fernandezia minus (Schltr.) M.W.Chase
Fernandezia myrtillus (Rchb.f.) Garay & Dunst.
Fernandezia nigrosignata (Kraenzl.) Garay & Dunst.
Fernandezia nubivaga (L.O.Williams) M.W.Chase
Fernandezia parvifolia (Lindl.) M.W.Chase
Fernandezia pastii (Rchb.f.) M.W.Chase
Fernandezia pectinata (Rchb.f.) M.W.Chase
Fernandezia peperomioides (Kraenzl.) M.W.Chase
Fernandezia piesikii (Szlach., Mytnik & Rutk.) M.W.Chase
Fernandezia pseudodichaea (Rchb.f.) M.W.Chase
Fernandezia sanguinea (Lindl.) Garay & Dunst.
Fernandezia serra (Rchb.f.) M.W.Chase
Fernandezia squarrosa (Lindl.) M.W.Chase
Fernandezia stuebelii (Schltr.) M.W.Chase
Fernandezia subbiflora Ruiz & Pav.
Fernandezia tajacayaensis (D.E.Benn. & Christenson) M.W.Chase
Fernandezia tenuis (Schltr.) M.W.Chase
Fernandezia theodorii M.W.Chase
Fernandezia tica Mora-Ret. & García Castro
Fernandezia tortuosa (Foldats) M.W.Chase
Fernandezia vaginata (Schltr.) M.W.Chase