Houlletia

Houlletia brocklehurstiana (Typus)

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Cymbidieae
Subtribus: Stanhopeinae
Genus: Houlletia

Overview of species (9)

H. brocklehurstiana – H. conspersa – H. lowiana – H. odoratissima – H. roraimensis – H. sanderi – H. tigrina – H. unguiculata – H. wallisii

Name

Houlletia Brongn., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., II, 15: 37 (1841)

• Type species: Houlletia brocklehurstiana Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 27(Misc.): 47 (1841)

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Jennyella Lückel & Fessel, Caesiana 13: 3 (1999)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Central America Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama. Northern South America Guyana, Suriname (doubtful), Venezuela. Western South America Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru. Brazil Brazil West-Central, Brazil Southeast, Brazil North, Brazil South. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Brongniart, A.T. (1841) Annales des Sciences Naturelles; Botanique, sér. 2, 15: 37.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 5: Epidendroideae (Part two); page 419 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-850713-0
  

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Houlletia. Accessed: 2021 Dec 2.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Houlletia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 2. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Houlletia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 2. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. Houlletia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 2. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Houlletia. Published online. Accessed: 2 Dec 2021.
• Photo collections of Houlletia from Botanical Garden Munich
• Tropicos.org 2021. Houlletia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 2 Dec 2021.

Vernacular names

中文: 花豹兰属

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