Dichromanthus

Dichromanthus
Dichromanthus aurantiacus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Cranichideae
Subtribe: Spiranthinae
Genus: Dichromanthus
Garay
Synonyms[1]

Cutsis Burns-Bal., E.W.Greenw. & R.González

Dichromanthus is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. As currently delimited, it is monophyletic and includes four species:[1]

  1. D. aurantiacus (Lex.) Salazar & Soto Arenas - much of Mexico, south to Honduras
  2. D. cinnabarinus (Lex.) Garay - from Texas to Guatemala
  3. D. michuacanus (Lex.) Salazar & Soto Arenas - from Texas and Arizona south to Honduras
  4. D yucundaa Salazar & García-Mend. - Oaxaca

The genus ranges from the southwestern United States (Texas and Arizona) through most Mexican mountain ranges to Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras. Except for the narrow endemic D. yucundaa, restricted to the Mexican state of Oaxaca, all other species are widespread and locally common.[1][2][3][4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Flora of North America v 26 p 525
  3. Hágsater, E. & M. Soto. 2003. Orchids of Mexico. Icon. Orchid. (Mexico) 5–6: i–xxii, t. 501–t. 700.
  4. Reyes-García, A. & M. Sousa Sánchez. 1997. Depresión central de Chiapas. La selva baja caducifolia. Listados Florísticos de México 17: 1–41.

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