Eltroplectris

Vernacular names [edit wikidata 'Eltroplectris']

• English: Long-claw orchids
• فارسی: ارکیده‌های درازپنجه
• мокшень: Элтроплектрис
• кырык мары: Элтроплектрис

APG IV Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • (unranked): Archaeplastida • Regnum: Plantae • Cladus: Angiosperms • Cladus: monocots • Ordo: Asparagales • Familia: Orchidaceae • Subfamilia: Orchidoideae • Tribus: Cranichideae • Subtribus: Spiranthinae • Genus: Eltroplectris Raf. (1837)

Genus Eltroplectris Raf. (1837)

Synonyms
Heterotypic synonyms Centrogenium Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 6: 54 (1919)

15 Species

Included species (for Tropicos,  10 January 2022):
E. acuminata, E. assumpcaoana, E. brachycentron, E. calcarata, E. cogniauxiana, E. dalessandroi, E. janeirensis, E. jelskiana, E. kuhlmanniana, E. longicornu, E. lurida, E. macrophylla, E. misera, E. pauciflora, E. roseoalba, E. rossii, E. schlechteriana, E. travassosii, E. triloba Note: list containing potentially synonyms

Type species Eltroplectris calcarata (Sw.) Garay & H.R. Sweet (1972) - ex - Eltroplectris acuminata Raf. (1837)

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  Eltroplectris calcarata
  Type species

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  Eltroplectris longicornu
  fi. I

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  Eltroplectris schlechteriana

Native distribution areas

Reference: Brummitt, R.K. (2001) TDGW - World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition Northern America Southeastern U.S.A. Florida. Caribbean Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Islands. Southern America Northern South America Suriname, Venezuela. Western South America Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru. Brazil Brazil West-Central, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil North, Brazil South. Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Paraguay.

Selected Weblinks

Wikispecies has an entry on: Eltroplectris.

• Kew Gardens 'World Checklist' link : Eltroplectris Raf. (1837)
• Tropicos link: Eltroplectris Raf. (+ sub-taxa)