Clowesia

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Cymbidieae
Subtribus: Catasetinae
Genus: Clowesia
Overview of species (7)

C. amazonica – C. dodsoniana – C. glaucoglossa – C. rosea – C. russelliana – C. thylaciochila – C. warczewitzii
Name

Clowesia Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 29(Misc.): 25 (1843)

Type species: Clowesia rosea Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 29(Misc.): 25 (1843)

Synonymy

Heterotypic
Warczewitzia Skinner ex Lindl., Paxton's Fl. Gard. 1: 45 (1850), nom. nud.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Northern America
Mexico
Mexico Central, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast.
Southern America
Central America
Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama.
Northern South America
Guyana, Suriname (doubtful), Venezuela.
Western South America
Colombia, Ecuador.
Brazil
Brazil North.

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

References
Primary references

Lindley, J. 1843. Edwards's Botanical Register 29: Misc. 25–26.
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 5: Epidendroideae (Part two); page 18 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-850713-0

Links

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Clowesia. Accessed: 2021 May 14.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Clowesia in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 May 14. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Clowesia in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 May 14. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. Clowesia. 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 May 14. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Clowesia. Published online. Accessed: 14 May 2021.
Photo collections of Clowesia from Botanical Garden Munich
Tropicos.org 2021. Clowesia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 May 14.

Vernacular names

перем коми: Кловесия
коми: Кловесия
мокшень: Кловесие
кырык мары: Кловеси
удмурт: Кловесия

Clowesia is a genus of the family Orchidaceae. Species of this genus are epiphytic and contain many pseudobulbs with several internodes. The leaves of this plant are arranged alternatively in two vertical rows on opposite sides of the rachis. Clowesia has a simple gullet flower that allows for pollination by male euglossine bees. The flowers are often unisexual and contain a viscidium.
Species

Seven species of this genus are currently recognized, all native to southern Mexico, Central America, and northern South America.[1]

Image	Name	Distribution	Elevation (m)
	Clowesia amazonica K.G.Lacerda & V.P.Castro	Venezuela, Ecuador, northern Brazil	200 - 800 meters
	Clowesia dodsoniana E.Aguirre	Chiapas, Oaxaca	100 - 600 meters
	Clowesia glaucoglossa (Rchb.f.) Dodson	Michoacán	520 - 1200 meters
	Clowesia rosea Lindl.	Michoacán, Guerrero, Oaxaca
	Clowesia russelliana (Hook.) Dodson	Chiapas, Central America, Venezuela	600 - 1000 meters
	Clowesia thylaciochila (Lem.) Dodson	Chiapas, Oaxaca	600 - 1200 meters
	Clowesia warczewiczii (Lindl. & Paxton) Dodson	Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela, Guyana, Colombia, Suriname, Ecuador, northern Brazil	70 - 500 meters

References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

Dressler, Robert L. The Orchids: Natural History and Classification. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1981.