Biology:Gomphichis

Short description: Genus of orchids

Gomphichis
Gomphichis viscosa 1895 illustration
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Tribe:	Cranichideae
Subtribe:	Cranichidinae
Genus:	Gomphichis Lindl. (1840)

Gomphichis is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae, native to Costa Rica and northern South America.

Species:

1. Gomphichis adnata (Ridl.) Schltr.
2. Gomphichis alba F.Lehm. & Kraenzl.
3. Gomphichis altissima Renz
4. Gomphichis bogotensis Renz
5. Gomphichis brachystachys Schltr.
6. Gomphichis caucana Schltr.
7. Gomphichis cladotricha Renz
8. Gomphichis crassilabia Garay
9. Gomphichis cundinamarcae Renz
10. Gomphichis goodyeroides Lindl.
11. Gomphichis gracilis Schltr.
12. Gomphichis hetaerioides Schltr.
13. Gomphichis koehleri Schltr.
14. Gomphichis lancipetala Schltr.
15. Gomphichis longifolia (Rolfe) Schltr.
16. Gomphichis longiscapa (Kraenzl.) Schltr.
17. Gomphichis macbridei C.Schweinf.
18. Gomphichis plantaginea Schltr.
19. Gomphichis plantaginifolia C.Schweinf.
20. Gomphichis scaposa Schltr.
21. Gomphichis steyermarkii Foldats
22. Gomphichis traceyae Rolfe
23. Gomphichis valida Rchb.f
24. Gomphichis viscosa (Rchb.f.) Schltr.

References

• Lindley, J. (1840) The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants 446.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2003) Genera Orchidacearum 3: 37 ff. Oxford University Press.
• Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q134243 entry