Orchidaceae

Gavilea Poepp.

First published in Fragm. Syn. Pl.: 18 (1833)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is S. South America to Falkland Islands.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina South, Chile Central, Chile South, Falkland Is., Juan Fernández Is.

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Chemisquy, M.A. (2009). Novedades nomenclaturales en el género Gavilea (Orchidaceae, Chloraeinae), con especial énfasis en las especies Chilenas. Darwiniana 47: 315-320.
  • Chemisquy, M.A. (2012). Revisión taxonómica del género Gavilea (Orchidaceae, Chloraeinae). Darwiniana 50: 33-80.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3: 1-358. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Elwes, H.J. [s.n.] Chile K000463639 Unknown Type Material Yes
Chile K:SPC-24889.000 No
Lechler [421] Chile K000364728 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0