Leochilus

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Cymbidieae
Subtribus: Oncidiinae
Genus: Leochilus
Overview of species (12)

L. carinatus – L. crocodiliceps – L. hagsateri – L. inconspicuus – L. johnstonii – L. labiatus – L. leiboldii – L. leochilinus – L. oncidioides – L. puertoricensis – L. scriptus – L. tricuspidatus
Name

Leochilus Knowles & Westc., Fl. Cab. 2: 143 (1838)

Type species: Leochilus oncidioides Knowles & Westc. (1838)

Synonymy

Heterotypic
Cryptosanus Scheidw., Allg. Gartenzeitung 11: 101 (1843)
Papperitzia Rchb.f., Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 10: 670 (1852)
Leiochilus Benth., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 18: 328 (1881), orth. var.
Hybochilus Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 16: 429 (1920)
Goniochilus M.W.Chase, Contr. Univ. Michigan Herb. 16: 124 (1987)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
Florida.
Mexico
Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast.
Southern America
Central America
Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama.
Caribbean
Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Islands.
Northern South America
Venezuela.
Western South America
Colombia, Ecuador.
Brazil
Brazil Northeast, Brazil North.

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

References
Primary references

Knowles, G.B. & Westcott, F. 1838. Floral Cabinet 2: 143.
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 5: Epidendroideae (Part two); page 283 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-850713-0

Links

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Leochilus. Accessed: 2021 Jun 5.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Leochilus 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 5. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Leochilus in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Jun 5. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. Leochilus. 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 5. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Leochilus. Published online. Accessed: 5 Jun 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Leochilus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Jun 5.

Vernacular names

Leochilus is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae, native to Mexico, Central America, northern South America, the West Indies and Florida.[2]

Leochilus carinatus (Knowles & Westc.) Lindl. - Oaxaca, Veracruz
Leochilus crocodiliceps (Rchb.f.) Kraenzl. in H.G.A.Engler - Jalisco, Colima
Leochilus hagsateri M.W.Chase - Oaxaca
Leochilus inconspicuus (Kraenzl.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams - Costa Rica
Leochilus johnstonii Ames & Correll - from Oaxaca south to Nicaragua
Leochilus labiatus (Sw.) Kuntze - from Oaxaca south to Brazil; also West Indies and Florida
Leochilus leiboldii Rchb.f. - Oaxaca, Veracruz
Leochilus leochilinus (Rchb.f.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams - Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama
Leochilus oncidioides Knowles & Westc. - Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras
Leochilus puertoricensis M.W.Chase - Puerto Rico, St. Lucia
Leochilus scriptus (Scheidw.) Rchb.f. - from southern Mexico south to Ecuador; also Cuba, Trinidad, Dominican Republic
Leochilus tricuspidatus (Rchb.f.) Kraenzl. in H.G.A.Engler - Costa Rica, Panama