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Heterotaxis

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Orchidaceae

Tribe
  
Maxillarieae

Rank
  
Genus

Order
  
Asparagales

Subfamily
  
Epidendroideae

Subtribe
  
Maxillariinae

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Similar
  
Camaridium, Ornithidium, Christensonella, Mapinguari, Maxillariella

Heterotaxis meaning


Heterotaxis is a genus of orchids native to Latin America from central Mexico to Bolivia, and also to parts of the West Indies. One species extends into Florida (H. sessilis, listed under synonym Maxillaria crassifolia in Flora of North America).

  1. Heterotaxis brasiliensis (Brieger & Illg) F.Barros - Brazil
  2. Heterotaxis discolor (Lodd. ex Lindl.) Ojeda & Carnevali - Belize, Nicaragua, Venezuela, the Guianas, Bolivia, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador
  3. Heterotaxis equitans (Schltr.) Ojeda & Carnevali - Venezuela, Suriname, Guyana, Bolivia, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador
  4. Heterotaxis fritzii Ojeda & Carnevali - Ecuador
  5. Heterotaxis maleolens (Schltr.) Ojeda & Carnevali - Chiapas, Central America
  6. Heterotaxis microiridifolia (D.E.Benn. & Christenson) Ojeda & Carnevali - Peru
  7. Heterotaxis santanae (Carnevali & I.Ramírez) Ojeda & Carnevali - Brazil, Ecuador, Venezuela
  8. Heterotaxis schultesii Ojeda & G.A.Romero - Brazil, Colombia
  9. Heterotaxis sessilis (Sw.) F.Barros - widespread from Veracruz and Florida south to Brazil
  10. Heterotaxis superflua (Rchb.f.) F.Barros - Brazil, Venezuela, the Guianas, Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru
  11. Heterotaxis valenzuelana (A.Rich.) Ojeda & Carnevali - Central America, Cuba, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Brazil
  12. Heterotaxis villosa (Barb.Rodr.) F.Barros - Brazil, Venezuela, the Guianas, Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, Colombia
  13. Heterotaxis violaceopunctata (Rchb.f.) F.Barros - Brazil, Venezuela, the Guianas, Ecuador, Peru, Colombia

References

Heterotaxis Wikipedia