Orchidaceae
Microchilus

Microchilus querceticola (Lindl.) D.Dietr.

First published in Syn. Plant. 5: 167 (1852)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. U.S.A. to Tropical America. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is has environmental uses.

Distribution

Native to:

Bahamas, Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Platythelys querceticola.]

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Bogarín, D., Serracín, Z., Samudio, Z., Rincón, R. & Pupulin, F. (2014). An updated checklist of the Orchidaceae of Panama. Lankesteriana 14: 135-364.
  • Szlachetko, D.L. (ed.) (2016). Orchids of the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana) 1: 1-461. Koeltz Botanical Books.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Chase, M.W.C. [89127] United States Platythelys querceticola K:SPC-75754.000 No
Cario; Bernoulli [477] Guatemala Platythelys querceticola K000079067 Type Yes
Platythelys querceticola K:SPC-09679.000 No
Ingalls [s.n.] United States Platythelys querceticola K000079997 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hooker [s.n.] Guatemala Platythelys vaginata K000463001 Unknown Type Material Yes
[Shinners] [s.n] Guatemala Platythelys vaginata K000079546 Type Yes
Bernoulli; Caro [477] Platythelys vaginata K000079544 Isotype Yes
Schipp, W.A. Platythelys maculata K:SPC-09678.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

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

  • Colombian resources for Plants made Accessible

    • ColPlantA 2021. Published on the Internet at http://colplanta.org
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  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • 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