Orthochilus ecristatus

Orthochilus ecristatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Orthochilus
Species: O. ecristatus
Binomial name
Orthochilus ecristatus
(Fernald) Bytebier
Synonyms[1]
  • Cyrtopodium ecristatum Fernald
  • Eulophia ecristata (Fernald) Ames
  • Triorchos ecristatus (Fernald) Small
  • Pteroglossaspis ecristata (Fernald) Rolfe
  • Cyrtopodium strictum Griseb.
  • Triorchos strictus (Griseb.) Acuña
  • Pteroglossaspis ecristata f. purpurea P.M.Br.

Orthochilus ecristatus is a terrestrial species of orchid native to Cuba and to the southeastern United States (from Louisiana to North Carolina).[1][2][3] It was previously known as Eulophia ecristata or Pteroglossaspis ecristata until recently transferred to the genus Orthochilus.[4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Eulophia ecristata
  2. ↑ Flora of North America v 26 p 641, Pteroglossaspis ecristata (Fernald) Rolfe, Orchid Rev. 12: 136. 1904.
  3. ↑ Biota of North America Program, county distribution map, Eulophia ecristata
  4. ↑ Martos, F., S.D. Johnson, C.I. Peter, and B. Bytebier. 2014. A molecular phylogeny reveals paraphyly of the large genus Eulophia (Orchidaceae): A case for the reinstatement of Orthochilus. Taxon 63(1): 9-23.

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