Elleanthus

Elleanthus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Sobralieae
Genus:	Elleanthus; C.Presl
Synonyms
	Evelyna Poepp. & Endl.; Adeneleuterophora Barb.Rodr.; Adeneleuthera Kuntze in T.E.von Post; Epilyna Schltr.; Pseudelleanthus Brieger in F.R.R.Schlechter;

Elleanthus is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. They are commonly known as tiger orchid. All the species are native to the warmer parts of the Western Hemisphere (Mexico, Central America, South America, West Indies).^[1]

List of species in genus Elleanthus^[2]

E. amethystinoides Garay
E. amethystinus (Rchb.f. & Warsz.) Rchb.f.
E. ampliflorus Schltr.
E. aristatus Garay
E. arpophyllostachys (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.
E. asplundii Garay
E. aurantiacus (Lindl.) Rchb. f.
E. aureus (Poepp. & Endl.) Rchb. f.
E. auriculatus Garay
E. bifarius Garay
E. blatteus Garay
E. bogotensis Schltr.
E. bonplandii (Rchb. f.) Rchb. f.
E. bradeorum Schltr.
E. brasiliensis (Lindl.) Rchb.f.
E. capitatellus Dressler
E. capitatus (Poepp. & Endl.) Rchb. f.
E. caravata (Aubl.) Rchb. f.
E. caricoides Nash
E. carinatus Dressler & Bogarmn
E. caroli Schltr.
E. caveroi D.E. Benn. & Christenson
E. cinnabarinus Garay
E. columnaris (Lindl.) Rchb. f.
E. condorensis Dodson
E. confusus Garay
E. congestus Schltr.
E. conifer (Rchb. f. & Warsz.) Rchb. f.
E. cordidactylus Ackerman
E. coriifolius (Rchb.f. ex Linden) Rchb.f.
E. crinipes Rchb. f.
E. decipiens Dressler
E. discolor (Rchb. f. & Warsz.) Rchb. f.
E. dussii Cogn.
E. ecuadorensis Garay
E. ensatus (Lindl.) Rchb. f.
E. escobarii Dodson
E. flavescens (Lindl.) Rchb.f.
E. formosus Garay
E. fractiflexus Schltr.
E. furfuraceus (Lindl.) Rchb. f.
E. gastroglottis Schltr.
E. glaucophyllus Schltr.
E. glomera Garay
E. gracilis (Rchb. f.) Rchb. f.
E. graminifolius (Barb. Rodr.) Lxjtnant
E. grandiflorus Schltr.
E. haematoxanthus (Rchb.f. ex Linden) Rchb.f.
E. hirsutis Barringer
E. hirtzii Dodson
E. hookerianus (Barb. Rodr.) Garay
E. hymenophorus (Rchb. f.) Rchb. f.
E. isochiloides Lxjtnant
E. jimenezii (Schltr.) C. Schweinf.
E. kalbreyeri Garay
E. kermesinus (Lindl.) Rchb. f.
E. killipii Garay
E. koehleri Schltr.
E. laetus Schltr.
E. lancifolius C. Presl
E. lateralis Garay
E. laxifoliatus Schltr.
E. leiocaulon Schltr.
E. lentii Barringer
E. ligularis Dressler & Bogarmn
E. linifolius C. Presl.
E. longibracteatus (Lindl. ex Griseb.) Fawc.
E. maculatus (Lindl.) Rchb. f.
E. magnicallosus Garay
E. malpighiiflorus Carnevali & G.A. Romero
E. muscicola Schltr.
E. myrosmatis (rchb.f.) Rchb.f.
E. norae Garay & Dunst.
E. oliganthus (Poepp. & Endl.) Rchb. f.
E. pastoensis Schltr.
E. petrogeiton Schltr.
E. phorcophyllus Garay
E. poiformis Schltr.
E. porphyrocephalus Schltr.
E. purpureus (Rchb. f.) Rchb. f.
E. reichenbachianus Garay
E. rhizomatosus Garay
E. rhodolepis (Rchb. f.) Rchb. f.
E. robustus (Rchb. f.) Rchb. f.
E. roseus Schltr.
E. ruizii (Rchb. f.) Rchb. f.
E. scharfii Dodson
E. scopula Schltr.
E. setosus Schltr.
E. smithii Schltr.
E. sodiroi Schltr.
E. sphaerocephalus Schltr.
E. steyermarkii Barringer
E. stolonifer Barringer
E. strobilifer (Poepp. & Endl.) Rchb. f.
E. tandapianus Dodson
E. teotepecensis Soto Arenas
E. tillandsioides Barringer
E. tonduzii Schltr.
E. tovarensis Ames
E. tricallosus Ames & C. Schweinf.
E. ventricosus Schltr.
E. venustus Schltr.
E. vernicosus Garay
E. vinosus Schltr.
E. virgatus (Rchb. f.) C. Schweinf.
E. wageneri (Rchb. f.) Rchb. f.
E. wallnoeferi Szlach.
E. weberbauerianus Kraenzl.
E. wercklei Schltr.
E. yungasensis Rolfe ex Rusby

References

Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2006) Epidendroideae (Part One). Genera Orchidacearum 4: 598 ff. Oxford University Press

External links

Media related to Elleanthus at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Elleanthus at Wikispecies
IOSPE orchid photos, Elleanthus capitatus
IOSPE orchid photos, Elleanthus aurantiacus
Nina Rach, 2007, Sobralia pages, Elleanthus the genus, Native to Central and South America and the Caribbean (photos of several species)
La Perla, Orchid species photographs, Elleanthus

[nadiag-1] Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

[2] "Genus Elleanthus".

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