Eltroplectris

Long-claw orchid
Eltroplectris schlechteriana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Tribe:	Cranichideae
Subtribe:	Spiranthinae
Genus:	Eltroplectris Raf.
Synonyms [1]
CentrogeniumSchltr.

Eltroplectris, the long-claw orchid, is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to South America, the West Indies, and Florida. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

• Eltroplectris assumpcaoana Campacci & Kautsky - Brazil
• Eltroplectris brachycentron Szlach. -Bolivia
• Eltroplectris calcarata (Sw.) Garay & H.R.Sweet - Florida, Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Windward Islands, Trinidad, Suriname, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Brazil, Paraguay
• Eltroplectris cogniauxiana (Schltr.) Pabst - Brazil
• Eltroplectris dalessandroi Dodson - Ecuador
• Eltroplectris janeirensis (Porto & Brade) Pabst - Brazil
• Eltroplectris kuhlmanniana (Hoehne) Szlach. & Rutk. in P.Rutkowski, D.L.Szlachetko & M.Górniak - Brazil
• Eltroplectris longicornu (Cogn.) Pabst - Brazil
• Eltroplectris macrophylla (Schltr.) Pabst - Brazil
• Eltroplectris misera (Kraenzl.) Szlach. - Brazil
• Eltroplectris rossii Dodson & G.A.Romero - Ecuador
• Eltroplectris schlechteriana (Porto & Brade) Pabst - Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay
• Eltroplectris triloba (Lindl.) Pabst - Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay

See also

• List of Orchidaceae genera

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3: 1-358. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
3. US Department of Agriculture plants profile, Eltroplectris calcarata
4. Flora of North America v 26 p 524, Eltroplectris calcarata

External links

• Media related to Eltroplectris at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Eltroplectris at Wikispecies