Orchidaceae

Pelexia Poit. ex Lindl.

First published in Bot. Reg. 12: t. 985 (1826), nom. cons.
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & Subtropical America.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cayman Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.

Introduced into:

China Southeast, Jawa, Samoa, Sri Lanka

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3: 1-358. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Hermans [6558] K:SPC-71641.000 No
Hanburn; Tracy [270] K:SPC-74061.000 No
Chase, M.W. [83056] K:SPC-76359.000 No
Chase, M.W.C. [82150] K:SPC-75092.000 No
K:SPC-09661.000 No
Adams, B.R. [227] Belize K:SPC-41310.000 No
Wood [9301] Bolivia K:SPC-74069.000 No
Chase, M.W.C. [83301] Mexico K:SPC-74869.000 No
Dunsterville, G.C.K. [22] Venezuela K:SPC-41829.000 No
Spruce, R. [s.n.] K000201461 Yes
Hermans [5276] Peru K:SPC-71640.000 No
Chase, M.W.C. [83117] Mexico K:SPC-75707.000 No
Spruce, R. [s.n.] Peru K000201462 Yes
K:SPC-74084.000 No
K:SPC-74087.000 No
Sellow, F. [965] Brazil Collea K000930726 Yes
Lindeman, J.C.; Haas, J.H. [3708] Brazil Collea K000930720 Yes
Pirani, J.R. [CFCR11305] Brazil Collea K000930685 Yes
Giulietti, A.M.; Sakuragui, C.M.; Harley, R.M.; Atkins, S.; Souza, V.C. [CFCR 13583] Brazil Collea K000930730 Yes
Rambo, B. [45814] Brazil Collea K000930722 Yes
Tweedie [s.n.] Argentina Collea K000930724 Yes
Lindeman, J.C.; Haas, J.H. [3016] Brazil Collea K000930680 Yes
Dusén, P. [10334] Brazil Collea K000930683 Yes
Hatschbach, G.G. [45516] Brazil Collea K000930681 Yes
Esteves, G.L.; Morawetz, W.; Wallnofer, B. [CFCR 15480] Brazil Collea K000930684 Yes
Hatschbach, G.G. [35220] Brazil Collea K000930718 Yes
Dusén, P. [8935] Brazil Collea K000930682 Yes
Isabelle [s.n.] Brazil Collea K000930723 Yes
Rambo, B. [45814] Brazil Collea K000930727 Yes
Giulietti, A.M.; Sakuragui, C.M.; Harley, R.M.; Atkins, S.; Souza, V.C. [13583] Brazil Collea K000930729 Yes
Saint-Hilaire, A.F.C.P. [329] Collea K000930719 Yes
Krapovickas, A.; Cristóbal, C.L. [41949] Brazil Collea K000930721 Yes
Flores, A. [32] Brazil Collea K000930725 Yes
Mayo, S.J.; Mayo, A.K. [s.n.] Brazil Collea K000930728 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0