Guarianthe
{{Short description|Genus of orchids}}
{{automatic taxobox
| image = Cattleya skinner1i.jpg
| image_caption = Guarianthe skinneri
| display_parents = 3
| taxon = Guarianthe
| authority = Dressler & W.E. Higgins (2003)
}}
Guarianthe, abbreviated Gur. in the horticultural trade,http://www.rhs.org.uk/RHSWebsite/files/87/87be8b1e-908e-4e04-9ee6-30c438354458.pdf{{dead link|date=March 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} is a small genus of epiphytic orchids, growing in wet forests in Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela and Trinidad.{{Cite web|url=http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=247363|title=World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew|website=apps.kew.org|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-02-28}}{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} It was separated from the bifoliate Cattleyas in 2003,Dressler and Higgins: "Guarianthe, a Generic Name for the “Cattleya” skinneri Complex" Lankesteriana 7(2003)37—38 [http://www.lankesteriana.ucr.ac.cr/lankesteriana/Lankesteriana%20vol.%203.%202003/Lankesteriana%20N%207/Numeroporsecciones/16%20Dressler%20&%20Higgins.pdf] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718162651/http://www.lankesteriana.ucr.ac.cr/lankesteriana/Lankesteriana%20vol.%203.%202003/Lankesteriana%20N%207/Numeroporsecciones/16%20Dressler%20%26%20Higgins.pdf|date=2011-07-18}} based on phylogenetic studies of nuclear DNA sequence data.van den Berg et al.: "A Phylogenetic Analysis of Laeliinae (Orchidaceae) based on Sequence Data from Internal Transcribed Spacers (ITS)of Nuclear Ribosomal DNA", Lindleyana 15(2)96—114. 2000. [http://www.cassiovandenberg.com/pdfs/2000-cvdb005.pdf] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708123124/http://www.cassiovandenberg.com/pdfs/2000-cvdb005.pdf|date=2011-07-08}}
Species
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| Image | Name | Distribution | Elevation (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 120px | Guarianthe aurantiaca (Bateman) Dressler & W.E. Higgins 2003 | Widespread across much of Mexico, south to Costa Rica | 300 – 1600 meters |
| 120px | Guarianthe bowringiana (Veitch) Dressler & W.E. Higgins 2003 | Chiapas, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras | 210 – 900 meters |
| Guarianthe patinii (Cogn.) Dressler & W.E. Higgins 2003 | Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad; naturalized in Ecuador | 30 – 800 meters | |
| 120px | Guarianthe skinneri (Bateman) Dressler & W.E. Higgins 2003 | from Chiapas, Mexico south to Panama | 200 – 2300 meters |
Natural hybrid
- Guarianthe × laelioides (Lem.) Van den Berg 2015 = Gur. aurantiaca × Gur. skinneri{{Cite web|url=http://apps.rhs.org.uk/horticulturaldatabase/orchidregister/orchiddetails.asp?ID=72538|title=The International Orchid Register / RHS Gardening|website=apps.rhs.org.uk|language=en-gb|access-date=2018-02-28}} – Chiapas, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua
References
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- {{aut|Thouars, L-M.A. du Petit-}} (1809) Nouveau Bulletin des Sciences, publié par la Société Philomatique de Paris 1: 318.
- {{aut|Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N.}} (2009) Epidendroideae (Part two). Genera Orchidacearum 5: 71 ff. Oxford University Press.
External links
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