Dichromanthus aurantiacus

Dichromanthus aurantiacus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Cranichideae
Genus: Dichromanthus
Species:
D. aurantiacus
Binomial name
Dichromanthus aurantiacus
(Lex.) Salazar & Soto Arenas
Synonyms[1]
  • Neottia aurantiaca Lex. in P.de La Llave & J.M.de Lexarza
  • Stenorrhynchos aurantiacum (Lex.) Lindl.
  • Spiranthes aurantiaca (Lex.) Hemsl.
  • Gyrostachys aurantiaca (Lex.) Kuntze

Dichromanthus aurantiacus is a terrestrial species of orchid. It is native to much of Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador. It is a common and conspicuous weed in fallow fields in much of the region.[1][2][3][4]

  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  3. ^ Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  4. ^ Laferrière, Joseph E. 1994. Vegetation and flora of the Mountain Pima village of Nabogame, Chihuahua, Mexico. Phytologia 77:102-140. (listed as Spiranthes aurantiaca)