Vitekorchis

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: Vitekorchis
Overview of species (4)

V. aurifera – V. excavata – V. lucasiana – V. vasquezii
Name

Vitekorchis Romowicz & Szlach., Polish Bot. J. 51: 45 (2006)

Type species: Vitekorchis excavata (Lindl.) Romowicz & Szlach., Polish Bot. J. 51: 46 (2006)

References

Romowicz, A. & Szlachetko, D.L. (2006) Polish Botanical Journal 51(1): 45–46.
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 5: Epidendroideae (Part two); page 384 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-850713-0
Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Vitekorchis 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. Vitekorchis in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2014 Jan. 8.
Tropicos.org 2013. Vitekorchis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Mar. 25.
International Plant Names Index. 2013. Vitekorchis. Published online. Accessed: 25 Mar. 2013.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America
Regional: Northern South America
Venezuela.
Regional: Western South America
Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.

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

Vitekorchis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Orchidaceae.[1]

Its native range is Western South America to Venezuela.[1]

Species:[1]

Vitekorchis aurifera (Rchb.f.) J.M.H.Shaw
Vitekorchis excavata (Lindl.) Romowicz & Szlach.
Vitekorchis lucasiana (Rolfe) Romowicz & Szlach.
Vitekorchis vasquezii (Christenson) Romowicz & Szlach.

References

"Vitekorchis Romowicz & Szlach. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 12 March 2021.