Orchidaceae

Laelia Lindl.

First published in Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 115 (1831), nom. cons.
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Mexico to Tropical America.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela

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. (2006). Epidendroideae (Part One). Genera Orchidacearum 4: 1-672. 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?
Herrenhausen, B.G. K:SPC-39957.000 No
Erskine, C. [24] Brazil K:SPC-37723.000 No
Harley, R.M.; Nic Lughadha, E.; Souza, V.C. [H50410] Brazil K:SPC-57919.000 No
Mexico K:SPC-49477.000 No
K:SPC-23164.000 No
K:SPC-22556.000 No
Brazil K:SPC-51578.000 No
Pirani, J.R.; Stannard, B.L.; Edwards, K. [H50776] Brazil K:SPC-57971.000 No
K:SPC-33048.000 No
Harley, R.M. [11697] Brazil K:SPC-33940.000 No
K:SPC-19673.000 No
K:SPC-45274.000 No
Chase, M.W.C. [83223] Mexico K:SPC-74807.000 No
Glez, T,, R.; Ibarra, P. [1188] Mexico K000584023 Isotype Yes
K:SPC-25979.000 No
Barker [s.n.] Mexico K:SPC-53150.000 No
Kenny, J.S. Trinidad and Tobago Schomburgkia K:SPC-51008.000 No
Hanbury [s.n.] Schomburgkia K000463114 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wright, C. [s.n.] Cuba Schomburgkia K000061916 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Schomburgkia K000463115 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mexico Schomburgkia K:SPC-48789.000 No
Acland [s.n.] Schomburgkia K000463113 Unknown Type Material Yes
Skinner [s.n.] Guatemala Schomburgkia K000463116 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schomburgkia K:SPC-06105.000 No
Hunt, D. [7024] Belize Schomburgkia K:SPC-40615.000 No

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. 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