Trizeuxis

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Cymbidieae
Subtribus: Oncidiinae
Genus: Trizeuxis
Species: T. falcata
Name

Trizeuxis Lindl., Coll. Bot.: t. 2 (1821)

monotypic taxon

References

Lindley, J. (1821) Collectanea Botanica 1: t. 2.
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 5: Epidendroideae (Part two); page 383 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-850713-0
Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Trizeuxis in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Mar. 25. Reference page.
Emonocot.org 2014. Trizeuxis in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2014 Jan. 7.
Tropicos.org 2013. Trizeuxis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Mar. 25.
International Plant Names Index. 2013. Trizeuxis. Published online. Accessed: 25 Mar. 2013.
The Plant List 2013. Trizeuxis in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2014 May 14.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America
Regional: Brazil
Brazil North, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central.,
Regional: Caribbean
Trinidad-Tobago.
Regional: Central America
Costa Rica, Panama.
Regional: Northern South America
Guyana, Venezuela.
Regional: Western South America
Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.

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

Trizeuxis is a monotypic genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. The sole species is Trizeuxis falcata, native to the American Tropics (Trinidad, Venezuela, Colombia, the Guianas, Costa Rica, Panama, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia).[1][2][3][4][5]
See also

List of Orchidaceae genera

References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Hammel, B.E. & al. (2003). Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica 3: 1-884. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
Ferreira, A.W.C., Lima, M.I.S. & Pansarin, E.R. (2010). Orchidaceae na região central de São Paulo, Brasil. Rodriguésia; Revista do Instituto de Biologia Vegetal, Jardim Botânico e Estaçao Biologica do Itatiaya 61: 243-259.
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2009). Epidendroideae (Part two). Genera Orchidacearum 5: 383 ff. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.