Mesadenella

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Cranichideae
Subtribus: Spiranthinae
Genus: Mesadenella
Overview of species

M. angustisegmenta – M. atroviridis – M. bicordata – M. cuspidata – M. longipetiolata – M. meeae – M. peruviana – M. tonduzii – M. variegata
Name

Mesadenella Pabst & Garay, Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 12: 207 (1953)

Type species: Mesadenella cuspidata (Lindl.) Garay, Opera Bot., B 9(225: 1): 238 (1978) ex syn. Mesadenella esmeraldae (Linden & Rchb.f.) Pabst & Garay, Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 12: 208 (1953).

Synonymy

Heterotypic
Garaya Szlach., Polish Bot. Stud. 5: 4 (1993)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Northern America
Mexico
Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast.
Southern America
Central America
Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua.
Northern South America
Guyana, Venezuela.
Western South America
Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.
Brazil
Brazil West-Central, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil North, Brazil South.
Southern South America
Argentina Northeast, Paraguay.

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

Pabst, G.F.J. & Garay, L.A. 1953. Archivos do Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro 12: 207–208.
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2003. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 3: Orchidoideae (Part two); page 222 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850711-9

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Mesadenella in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 August 21. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Mesadenella in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 August 21. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Mesadenella. Published online. Accessed: 21 August 2019.
The Plant List 2013. Mesadenella in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 August 21.
Tropicos.org 2019. Mesadenella. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 August 21.

Vernacular names

перем коми: Месаденелла
коми: Месаденелла
олык марий: Месаденелла
кырык мары: Месаденелла
удмурт: Месаденелла

Mesadenella is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of 7 known species, native to Mexico, Central America and South America:[1]

Mesadenella angustisegmenta Garay - Venezuela, Ecuador
Mesadenella atroviridis (Barb.Rodr.) Garay - Brazil
Mesadenella cuspidata (Lindl.) Garay - from Colombia east to Guyana and south to Argentina
Mesadenella meeae R.J.V.Alves - Brazil
Mesadenella peruviana Garay - Peru
Mesadenella tonduzii (Schltr.) Pabst & Garay - from southern Mexico south to Nicaragua; also Pará region of Brazil
Mesadenella variegata D.E.Benn. & Christenson - Peru

See also

List of Orchidaceae genera

References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

Pabst, G.F.J. & Garay, L.A. (1953) Archivos do Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro 12: 207–208.
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2003) Genera Orchidacearum 3: 222 ff. Oxford University Press.
Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart