Specklinia

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Specklinia
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Specklinia glandulosa
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
Subtribe: Pleurothallidinae
Genus: Specklinia
Lindl.
Synonyms [1]
  • AcostaeaSchltr.
  • PseudoctomeriaKraenzl.
  • VerapaziaArchila
  • Empusella(Luer) Luer
  • TribulagoLuer
  • MuscarellaLuer
  • SarcinulaLuer
  • SylphiLuer

Specklinia is a genus of orchids native to South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. [1] [2] It contains approximately 100 species. [2]

Species

As of 2020, Kew's Plants of the World Online listed 105 species: [2]

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  1. Kraenzlinella anfracta(Luer) Luer - Tolima region in Colombia
  2. Kraenzlinella echinocarpa(C.Schweinf.) Luer - Peru, Ecuador
  3. Kraenzlinella erinacea(Rchb.f.) Solano - Oaxaca, Chiapas, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia
  4. Kraenzlinella gigantea(Lindl.) Luer - Peru
  5. Kraenzlinella hintonii(L.O.Williams) Solano - Guerrero
  6. Kraenzlinella lappago(Luer) Luer - El Oro + Napo Provinces in Ecuador
  7. Kraenzlinella phrynoglossa(Luer & Hirtz) Luer - Azuay Province in Ecuador
  8. Kraenzlinella rinkeiLuer - Costa Rica
  9. Kraenzlinella sigmoidea(Ames & C.Schweinf.) Luer - Costa Rica
  10. Kraenzlinella tunguraguae(F.Lehm. & Kraenzl.) Kuntze ex Engl. & Prantl - Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
  1. Kraenzlinella platyrachis(Rolfe) Rolfe = Specklinia pfavii(Rchb.f.) Pupulin & Karremans
  2. Kraenzlinella shuarii(Luer) Luer = Echinosepala shuarii(Luer) Luer
  3. Kraenzlinella smaragdina(Luer) Luer = Anathallis smaragdina(Luer) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase
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  1. Eurystyles actinosophila(Barb.Rodr.) Schltr.
  2. Eurystyles alticolaDod
  3. Eurystyles ananassocomus(Rchb.f.) Schltr.
  4. Eurystyles borealisA.H.Heller
  5. Eurystyles christensoniiD.E.Benn.
  6. Eurystyles cogniauxii(Kraenzl.) Schltr.
  7. Eurystyles cornu-bovisSzlach.
  8. Eurystyles cotyledonWawra
  9. Eurystyles cristata(Schltr.) Schltr.
  10. Eurystyles crocodilusSzlach.
  11. Eurystyles domingensisDod
  12. Eurystyles gardneri(Lindl.) Garay
  13. Eurystyles guentheriana(Kraenzl.) Garay
  14. Eurystyles hoehneiSzlach.
  15. Eurystyles lobataChiron & V.P.Castro
  16. Eurystyles lorenzii(Cogn.) Schltr.
  17. Eurystyles ochyrana(Szlach., Mytnik & Rutk.) F.Barros & L.R.S.Guim.
  18. Eurystyles rutkowskianaSzlach.
  19. Eurystyles splendissimaSzlach.
  20. Eurystyles standleyiAmes
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References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. 1 2 3 "Specklinia Lindl". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 30 December 2020.