Orchidaceae
Elleanthus

Elleanthus longibracteatus (Lindl. ex Griseb.) Fawc.

First published in Prov. List Pl. Jamaica: 38 (1893)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical America. It is an epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Jamaica, Panamá, Peru, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Ackerman, J.D. (2014). Orchid flora of the Greater Antilles. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 109: 1-625.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hammel, B.E. & al. (2003). Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica 3: 1-884. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

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

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Hammel, B.E. & al. (2003). Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica 3: 1-884. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Szlachetko, D.L. (ed.) (2016). Orchids of the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana) 1: 1-461. Koeltz Botanical Books.

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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jameson [s.n.] Ecuador K000079678 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jamaica K:SPC-39630.000 No
Grisebach [s.n.] Jamaica K000463735 Unknown Type Material Yes
K:SPC-18650.000 No
Jameson [R186] Ecuador K000079677 Unknown Type Material Yes
illegible [275] Dominica K000463736 Unknown Type Material Yes
Colombia & Peru Elleanthus xanthocomus K001458969 Yes
Colombia & Peru Elleanthus xanthocomus K001458970 Yes
Colombia & Peru Elleanthus xanthocomus K001458971 Yes
Colombia & Peru Elleanthus xanthocomus K001458972 Yes
Colombia & Peru Elleanthus xanthocomus K001458973 Yes
Jan 1, 2001 Mason, L.M. [2061] Venezuela Elleanthus trilobatus K001458962 Yes
Panama Elleanthus trilobatus K:SPC-26168.000 No
British Guiana Elleanthus trilobatus K001458962 Yes
Panama Elleanthus trilobatus K001458963 Yes
Panama Elleanthus trilobatus K001458964 Yes
Panama Elleanthus trilobatus K001458965 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Evelyna longibracteata K000079679 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • 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

  • Universidad Nacional de Colombia

    • ColPlantA database
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0