Liparis vexillifera

Vernacular names [edit wikidata 'Liparis vexillifera']

English: Tropical widelip orchid

APG IV Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • (unranked): Archaeplastida • Regnum: Plantae • Cladus: Angiosperms • Cladus: monocots • Ordo: Asparagales • Familia: Orchidaceae • Subfamilia: Epidendroideae • Tribus: Malaxideae • Genus: Liparis (Orchidaceae) • Species: Liparis vexillifera (Lex.) Cogn. (1895)

Synonyms

Basionym
- Cymbidium vexilliferum Lex. in P.de La Llave & Lex., Nov. Veg. Descr. 2(Orchid. Opusc.): 11 (1825)
Homotypic synonyms
- Leptorkis vexillifera (Lex.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 300 (1898)
Heterotypic synonyms
- Malaxis galeottiana & Galeotti, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 3, 3: 18 (1845)
- Liparis galeottiana (A.Rich. & Galeotti) Hemsl., Gard. Chron., n.s., 11: 559 (1879)
- Liparis vexillifera var. latifolia Cogn. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 3(4): 290 (1895)
- Liparis vexillifera var. galeottiana (A.Rich. & Galeotti) Ames & Correll, Bot. Mus. Leafl. 10: 79 (1942)

Images of the whole plant

Liparis vexillifera

Inflorescences

Liparis vexillifera

Native distribution areas
Reference: Brummitt, R.K. (2001) TDGW - World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition Northern America Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast. Southern America Central America El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama.