Centroglossa

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Cymbidieae
Subtribus: Oncidiinae
Genus: Centroglossa
Overview of species (5)

C. castellensis – C. greeniana – C. macroceras – C. nunes-limae – C. tripollinica
Name

Centroglossa Barb.Rodr., Gen. Spec. Orchid. 2: 234 (1882)

Type species: Centroglossa macroceras Barb.Rodr., Gen. Spec. Orchid. 2: 235 (1882)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Southern America
Brazil
Brazil Southeast.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Barbosa Rodrigues, J. 1882. Genera et Species Orchidearum Novarum 2: 234.
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 5: Epidendroideae (Part two); page 241 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-850713-0

Links

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Centroglossa. Accessed: 2021 Apr 21.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Centroglossa in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Apr 21. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Centroglossa in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Apr 21. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. Centroglossa. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Apr 21. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Centroglossa. Published online. Accessed: 21 Apr 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Centroglossa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Apr 21.

Vernacular names

Centroglossa is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 5 accepted species, all endemic to Brazil:[1][2]

Centroglossa castellensis Brade - Espírito Santo
Centroglossa greeniana (Rchb.f.) Cogn. in C.F.P.von Martius - Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo
Centroglossa macroceras Barb.Rodr.
Centroglossa nunes-limae Porto & Brade - Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo
Centroglossa tripollinica (Barb.Rodr.) Barb.Rodr.

See also

List of Orchidaceae genera

References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2015-08-20.. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro.

Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (1999). Genera Orchidacearum 1. Oxford Univ. Press.
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2001). Genera Orchidacearum 2. Oxford Univ. Press.
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3. Oxford Univ. Press
Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart