Orchidaceae

Eltroplectris Raf.

First published in Fl. Tellur. 2: 51 (1837)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is S. Florida, Caribbean to S. Tropical America.

Descriptions

George R. Proctor (2012). Flora of the Cayman Isands (Second Edition). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Morphology General Habit
Terrestrial herbs with fleshy, fasciculate roots
Morphology Stem
Stems rhizomatous from which flowering shoots emerge
Morphology Leaves
Leaves non-articulate, basal, 1–many, long-petiolate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescence a slender, scapose raceme with few to many flowers
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers resupinate; sepals free, spreading, lateral sepals longer than the dorsal, attached along the column foot forming a spur; petals adpressed to the dorsal sepal, basally decurrent on the column; lip membranous, clawed, arcuately recurved, shorter than the sepals
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Column
Column slender, short, erect, column foot elongate, partially adnate to the ovary. Anther persistent, pollinia 2, clavate, mealy, attached to an oblong viscidium. Stigmas distinct, rostellum rigid, subulate to linear, pointed
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruit a capsule.
Distribution
A neotropical genus of about 12 species.
[Cayman]

Sources

  • Flora of the Cayman Islands

    • Flora of the Cayman Islands
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • 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

  • 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