Pleurothallopsis

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Epidendreae
Subtribus: Pleurothallidinae
Genus: Pleurothallopsis
Overview of species (18)

P. carnosa – P. clausa – P. inaequalis – P. insons – P. lehmannii – P. microptera – P. monetalis – P. mulderae – P. nemorosa – P. niesseniae – P. norae – P. pandurata – P. powersii – P. reichenbachiana – P. rinkei – P. striata – P. tubulosa – P. ujarensis
Name

Pleurothallopsis Porto & Brade, Arq. Inst. Biol. Veg. 3: 133 (1937)

Type species: Pleurothallopsis nemorosa (Barb.Rodr.) Porto & Brade, Arq. Inst. Biol. Veg. 3: 133 (1937)

Synonymy

Heterotypic
Restrepiopsis Luer, Selbyana 2: 199 (1978)

References

Campos Porto, P. & Brade, A.C. 1937. Arquivos do Instituto de Biologia Vegetal 3: 133.
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2006. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 4 Epidendroideae (Part one); page 390 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850712-7. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2017. Pleurothallopsis in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Oct. 17. Reference page.
Emonocot.org 2015. Pleurothallopsis in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published online. Accessed: 2015 July 23.
Tropicos.org 2013. Pleurothallopsis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 Mar. 2013.
International Plant Names Index. 2013. Pleurothallopsis. Published online. Accessed: 11. Mar. 2013.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America
Regional: Brazil
Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast.
Regional: Central America
Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panamá.
Regional: Northern South America
Venezuela.
Regional: Western South America
Bolivia.

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

Pleurothallopsis is a genus of orchids comprising about 18 species native to western South America and southern Central America.
Species list

Pleurothallopsis carnosa (Luer & R.Vásquez) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase
Pleurothallopsis clausa (Luer & R.Escobar) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase
Pleurothallopsis inaequalis (Luer & R.Escobar) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase
Pleurothallopsis insons (Luer & R.Escobar) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase
Pleurothallopsis lehmannii (Luer) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase
Pleurothallopsis microptera (Schltr.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase
Pleurothallopsis monetalis (Luer) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase
Pleurothallopsis mulderae (Luer) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase
Pleurothallopsis nemorosa (Barb.Rodr.) Porto & Brade
Pleurothallopsis niesseniae (Luer) Luer
Pleurothallopsis norae (Garay & Dunst.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase
Pleurothallopsis pandurata (Luer) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase
Pleurothallopsis powersii (Luer) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase
Pleurothallopsis reichenbachiana (Endres ex Rchb.f.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase
Pleurothallopsis rinkei Luer
Pleurothallopsis striata (Luer & R.Escobar) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase
Pleurothallopsis tubulosa (Lindl.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase
Pleurothallopsis ujarensis (Rchb.f.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase

References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families