Lankesterella is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is found mostly in South America, with a few species extending north into Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Costa Rica.[1]
| Lankesterella | |
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| Lankesterella gnomus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Tribe: | Cranichideae |
| Subtribe: | Spiranthinae |
| Genus: | Lankesterella Ames |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Cladobium Schltr., illegitimate name | |
Species
editSpecies currently recognized as of June 2014:
- Lankesterella alainii Nir - Cuba, Dominican Republic
- Lankesterella caespitosa (Lindl.) Hoehne - Venezuela, Brazil
- Lankesterella ceracifolia (Barb.Rodr.) Mansf. - Venezuela, Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina
- Lankesterella glandula Ackerman - Dominican Republic
- Lankesterella gnomus (Kraenzl.) Hoehne - Brazil
- Lankesterella longicollis (Cogn.) Hoehne - Brazil
- Lankesterella orthantha (Kraenzl.) Garay - Costa Rica, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
- Lankesterella parvula (Kraenzl.) Pabst - Rio de Janeiro
- Lankesterella pilosa (Cogn.) Hoehne - Rio de Janeiro
- Lankesterella salehi Pabst - Brazil
- Lankesterella spannageliana (Hoehne & Brade) Mansf. - Rio de Janeiro
See also
editReferences
edit- Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3. 217 ff. Oxford Univ. Press
- Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart
External links
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Media related to Lankesterella at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Lankesterella at Wikispecies
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