Orchidaceae
Pleurothallis

Pleurothallis ruscifolia (Jacq.) R.Br.

First published in W.T.Aiton, Hortus Kew. 5: 211 (1813)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico to Tropical America. It is an epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, R.S. & Celis, M. (eds.) (2016). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia 1-2: 1-3068. Libro impreso.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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.
  • Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.
  • Kolanowska, M. & Szlachetko, D.L. (2014). Orchids of the department of Valle del Cauca (Colombia) 3: 1-469. Koeltz Scientific Books.
  • Viveros, P. & Higgins, W.E. (2007). Checklist of Pleurothallidinae from Colombia. Selbyana 28: 13-90.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • GBIF (2008- continuously updated). Global Biodiversity Information Facility http://www.gbif.org/.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 14, 2017 Madriñán, S.; Barbosa, C.E. [313] Colombia K001456095 Yes
Jan 1, 2008 Jansen-Jacobs, M.J., et al. [6518] Suriname K000718152 Yes
Feb 5, 1995 Bolivia, Panama K001456093 Yes
Jan 1, 1970 Prance, G.T.; Steward, J.R.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. [9832] Brazil K000940373 Yes
Jan 1, 1970 Prance, G.T.; Steward, J.R.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. [9665] Brazil K000940374 Yes
Guyana K:SPC-20491.000 No
Campbell, W.M. [17] K:SPC-09622.000 No
Costa Rica K:SPC-60833.000 No
Phillips, B. [221] Dominican Republic K:SPC-46130.000 No
Henkel, T. [6667] Guyana K001382224 No
Lehmann, F.C. [HK 250] Colombia K:SPC-58402.000 No
Taylor, P. [42] Panama K:SPC-37666.000 No
Wright, C. [1705] Cuba K000079862 Unknown Type Material Yes
K:SPC-21399.000 No
K:SPC-20493.000 No
Guyana K:SPC-20494.000 No
Taylor, P. [16294] Ecuador K:SPC-41589.000 No
n/a K001456091 Yes
Bolivia, Panama K001456092 Yes
Bolivia, Panama K001456094 Yes
Madriñán, S.; Barbosa, C.E. [313], Colombia K001456095 Yes
Columbia K001456096 Yes
Columbia K001456097 Yes
Columbia K001456098 Yes
Venezuela K001456099 Yes
Venezuela K001456100 Yes
Venezuela K001456101 Yes
Venezuela K001456102 Yes
Venezuela K001456103 Yes
Peru K001456104 Yes
Peru K001456105 Yes
Peru K001456106 Yes
Peru K001456107 Yes
Peru K001456108 Yes
Peru K001456109 Yes
Peru K001456110 Yes
Ecuador K001456111 Yes
Ecuador K001456112 Yes
Ecuador K001456113 Yes
Ecuador K001456114 Yes
Ecuador K001456115 Yes
Lankester, C.H. [357] Costa Rica Pleurothallis glomerata K000583974 Unknown Type Material Yes
Loddiges [s.n.] Dendrobium ruscifolium K001089612 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0