Coelia

Coelia is a genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae, tribe Epidendreae,[2] subtribe Calypsoinae).[3] It had previously been tentatively classified as the only genus of the subtribe Coeliinae of the tribe Epidendreae.[4]

For other uses, see Coelia (disambiguation).

Coelia
Coelia macrostachya
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
Subtribe: Calypsoinae
Genus: Coelia
Lindl.
Synonyms[1]

Bothriochilus Lem.

Species

It contains 5 species, native to Mexico, Central America and the West Indies.[1]

ImageScientific nameDistribution
Coelia bella (Lem.) Rchb. f.Chiapas, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica
Coelia densiflora RolfeChiapas, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador
Coelia guatemalensis Rchb.f. in W.G.WalpersChiapas, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador
Coelia macrostachya Lindl. in G.BenthamChiapas, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Panama, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Veracruz
Coelia triptera (Sm.) G.Don ex Steud.Chiapas, Veracruz, Oaxaca, Puebla, Tabasco, Guatemala, Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico

References
  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. C. Van den Berg "Artificial key to the subtribes of Epidendreae" in Pridgeon, Crib, Chase & Rasmussen, Eds.Genera Orchidacearum Volume 4 Epidendroideae (Part one) p. 164. Oxford University Press, 2005
  3. Chase, Mark W.; Cameron, Kenneth M.; Freudenstein, John V.; Pridgeon, Alec M.; Salazar, Gerardo; van den Berg, Cássio; Schuiteman, André (2015). "An updated classification of Orchidaceae". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 177 (2): 151–174. doi:10.1111/boj.12234. ISSN 0024-4074.
  4. A. Pridgeon "Sutribe Coeliinae" in Pridgeon, Crib, Chase & Rasmussen, Eds.Genera Orchidacearum Volume 4 Epidendroideae (Part one) p. 177. Oxford University Press, 2005
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