Kreodanthus

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Cranichideae
Subtribus: Goodyerinae
Genus: Kreodanthus
Species: (13)
K. bugabae – K. cajamarcae – K. casillasii – K. corniculatus – K. crispifolius – K. curvatus – K. ecuadorensis – K. elatus – K. loxoglottis – K. myrmex – K. ovatilabius – K. secundus – K. simplex – K. sytsmae
Name

Kreodanthus Garay, Bradea 2: 198 (1977)

Type species: Kreodanthus simplex (C.Schweinf.) Garay (1977)

References

Garay, L.A. 1977. Bradea, Boletim do Herbarium Bradeanum 2(28): 198–199, f. 2C.
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2003. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 3: Orchidoideae (Part two); page 108 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850711-9
Govaerts, R. et al. 2017. Kreodanthus in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2017 July 31. Reference page.
Emonocot.org 2015. Kreodanthus in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published online. Accessed: 2015 July 2.
Tropicos.org 2013. Kreodanthus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Feb. 2013.
International Plant Names Index. 2013. Kreodanthus. Published online. Accessed: 13. Feb. 2013.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:
Vernacular names

перем коми: Креодантус
коми: Креодантус
кырык мары: Креодантус
удмурт: Креодантус

Kreodanthus is a small genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae) belonging to the subfamily Orchidoideae.

It is native to Cuba and Southern Mexico to Peru.
Species

Kreodanthus casillasii R.González (1995) (Mexico, El Salvador)
Kreodanthus corniculatus (Rchb.f.) Garay (1977) (Cuba)
Kreodanthus crispifolius Garay (1978) (Ecuador, Peru)
Kreodanthus ecuadorensis Garay (1987) (Ecuador)
Kreodanthus elatus (L.O.Williams) Garay (1977) (Venezuela)
Kreodanthus loxoglottis (Rchb.f.) Garay (1977) (Guatemala)
Kreodanthus myrmex Ormerod (2005) (Colombia)
Kreodanthus ovatilabius (Ames & Correll) Garay (1977) (Mexico, Guatemala)
Kreodanthus rotundifolius Ormerod (2005) (Amazonas - Peru)
Kreodanthus secundus (Ames) Garay (1977) (Mexico, El Salvador)
Kreodanthus simplex (C.Schweinf.) Garay (1977) (Peru)

References

Orchid Research Newsletter 47 (January 2006) - Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew.