Cuitlauzina

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Cymbidieae
Subtribus: Oncidiinae
Genus: Cuitlauzina
Overview of species (8)

C. candida – C. cariasii – C. convallarioides – C. dubia – C. egertonii – C. pendula – C. pulchella – C. pygmaea
Name

Cuitlauzina Lex. in P.de La Llave & J.M.de Lexarza, Nov. Veg. Descr. 2(Orchid. Opusc.): 32 (1825)

Type species: Cuitlauzina pendula Lex. in P.de La Llave & J.M.de Lexarza, Nov. Veg. Descr. 2(Orchid. Opusc.): 33 (1825)

Synonymy

Heterotypic
Dignathe Lindl., J. Hort. Soc. London 4: 268 (1849)
Lichterveldia Lem., Ill. Hort. 2: t. 59 (1855)
Palumbina Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 699 (1863)
Osmoglossum Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 17: 79 (1922)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Northern America
Mexico
Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast.
Southern America
Central America
Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama.
Western South America
Colombia.

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

Lexarza, J.J.M. de 1825. Novorum Vegetabilium Descriptiones 2(Orch. Opusc.): 32–33.
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 5: Epidendroideae (Part two); page 251 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-850713-0

Links

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Cuitlauzina. Accessed: 2021 May 22.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Cuitlauzina 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 22. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Cuitlauzina in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 May 22. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. Cuitlauzina. 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 22. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Cuitlauzina. Published online. Accessed: 22 May 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Cuitlauzina. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 May 22.

Vernacular names

Cuitlauzina is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 8 recognized species, native to Mexico, Central America and Colombia.[1]

Cuitlauzina candida (Lindl.) Dressler & N.H.Williams - Chiapas, Guatemala
Cuitlauzina convallarioides (Schltr.) Dressler & N.H.Williams - Chiapas, Guatemala, Costa Rica
Cuitlauzina dubia (S.Rosillo) Yañez & Soto Arenas ex Solano - Oaxaca
Cuitlauzina egertonii (Lindl.) Dressler & N.H.Williams - from Chiapas to Colombia
Cuitlauzina pandurata (Garay) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams - Ecuador
Cuitlauzina pendula Lex. in P.de La Llave & J.M.de Lexarza - Mexico
Cuitlauzina pulchella (Bateman ex Lindl.) Dressler & N.H.Williams - Chiapas, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras
Cuitlauzina pygmaea (Lindl.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams - Hidalgo