Helonoma

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Cranichideae
Subtribus: Spiranthinae
Genus: Helonoma
Overview of species (4)

H. americana – H. bifida – H. chiropterae – H. peruviana
Name

Helonoma Garay, Bot. Mus. Leafl. 28: 327 (1980 publ. 1982)

Type species: Helonoma americana (C.Schweinf. & Garay) Garay, Bot. Mus. Leafl. 28: 328 (1980 publ. 1982)

Synonymy

Heterotypic
Wallnoeferia Szlach., Fragm. Florist. Geobot. 39: 517 (1994)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Southern America
Northern South America
Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela.
Western South America
Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.
Brazil
Brazil North.

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

References
Primary references

Garay, L.A. 1982. Botanical Museum Leaflets 28(4): 327.
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2003. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 3: Orchidoideae (Part two); page 212 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850711-9

Links

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Helonoma. Accessed: 2022 Jan 2.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Helonoma in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2022 Jan 2. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Helonoma in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2022 Jan 2. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2022. Helonoma. 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. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2022 Jan 2. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Helonoma. Published online. Accessed: 2 Jan 2022.
Tropicos.org 2022. Helonoma. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2022 Jan 2.

Vernacular names

Helonoma is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It includes 4 known species, all native to South America.[1]

Helonoma americana (C.Schweinf. & Garay) Garay - Venezuela, Ecuador
Helonoma bifida (Ridl.) Garay - Venezuela, Guyana, Brazil
Helonoma chiropterae (Szlach.) Carnevali & G.A.Romero in G.A.Romero & G.Carnevali - Venezuela
Helonoma peruviana (Szlach.) Salazar, H.C.Dueñas & Fern.Alonso - Colombia, Peru