Dichromanthus cinnabarinus

Scarlet ladies' tresses
Dichromanthus cinnabarinus (inflorescence)
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. cinnabarinus
Binomial name
Dichromanthus cinnabarinus
(Lex.) Garay
Synonyms[1]
  • Neottia cinnabarina Lex. in P.de La Llave & J.M.de Lexarza
  • Stenorrhynchos cinnabarinum (Lex.) Lindl.
  • Spiranthes cinnabarina (Lex.) Hemsl.
  • Gyrostachys cinnabarina (Lex.) Kuntze
  • Cutsis cinnabarina (Lex.) C.Nelson
  • Stenorrhynchos montanum Lindl. in G.Bentham
  • Spiranthes montana A.Rich. & Galeotti 1845, illegitimate homonym, not Raf. 1833
  • Ophrys peregrina Sessé & Moc.
  • Gyrostachys montana (Lindl.) Kuntze
  • Stenorrhynchos galeottianum Schltr.
  • Dichromanthus cinnabarinus subsp. galeottianum (Schltr.) Soto Arenas & Salazar
  • Dichromanthus cinnabarinus f. aureus P.M.Br.

Dichromanthus cinnabarinus, commonly known as scarlet ladies' tresses, is a terrestrial species of orchid. It is common across much of Mexico, south to Guatemala, and north into Texas.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Flora of North America v 26, p 525, Dichromanthus cinnabarinus (La Llave & Lexarza) Garay, Bot. Mus. Leafl. 28: 314. 1982.
  3. ^ Biota of North America Program, county distribution map