- Family:
- Orchidaceae Juss.
- Genus:
- Elleanthus C.Presl
Elleanthus capitatus (Poepp. & Endl.) Rchb.f.

[UPFC]
- Distribution
- Biogeografic region: Andean. Elevation range: 1900–2350 m a.s.l. Native to Colombia. Colombian departments: Antioquia, Chocó, Putumayo, Valle del Cauca.
- Habit
- Herb.
[CPLC]
Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co
- Distribution
- Nativa en Colombia; Alt. 1900 - 2350 m.; Andes.
- Morphology General Habit
- Hierba
- Conservation
- No Evaluada
Native to:
Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela
- Elleanthus casapensis (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.
- Elleanthus cephalophorus (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.
- Elleanthus cynarocephalus (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.
- Elleanthus zamorensis Garay
- Epidendrum capitatum (Poepp. & Endl.) Sessé & Moc.
- Evelyna capitata Poepp. & Endl.
- Evelyna casapensis Rchb.f.
- Evelyna cephalophora Rchb.f.
- Evelyna cynarocephala Rchb.f.
- Evelyna zamorensis (Garay) Dudek & Szlach.
Elleanthus capitatus (Poepp. & Endl.) Rchb.f. appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Taylor, P. [13253], Ecuador | 41650.000 | No | |||
Dusén, P. [16318], Brazil | K000940275 | Yes | |||
n/a | K001458844 | Yes | |||
n/a | K001458845 | Yes | |||
n/a | K001458846 | Yes | |||
n/a | K001458847 | Yes | |||
n/a | K001458848 | Yes | |||
n/a | K001458849 | Yes | |||
n/a | K001458850 | Yes | |||
Taylor, P. [13253], Ecuador | K001458851 | Yes | |||
Matthews [1891], Peru | Elleanthus casapensis | K001458853 | Yes | ||
Saudeman, C. [131], Peru | Elleanthus cephalophorus | K001458854 | Yes | ||
Ecuador | Elleanthus zamorensis | K001458974 | Yes |
First published in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 475 (1862)
Accepted by
- Ackerman, J.D. (2014). Orchid flora of the Greater Antilles. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 109: 1-625.
- Bogarín, D., Serracín, Z., Samudio, Z., Rincón, R. & Pupulin, F. (2014). An updated checklist of the Orchidaceae of Panama. Lankesteriana 14: 135-364.
- Dodson, C.H. & Luer, C.A. (2010). Flora of Ecuador 225(3): 1-438. Botanical Institute, University of Göteborg, Riksmuseum, Stockholm.
- Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.
- Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
- Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
Literature
Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia
- Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Bogarín, D., Serracín, Z., Samudio, Z., Rincón, R. & Pupulin, F. (2014). An updated checklist of the Orchidaceae of Panama. Lankesteriana 14: 135-364.
- Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia
- Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
- Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
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