Eltroplectris, the long-claw orchid, is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to South America, the West Indies, and Florida.[1][2][3][4]
- Eltroplectris assumpcaoana Campacci & Kautsky - Brazil
- Eltroplectris brachycentron Szlach. -Bolivia
- Eltroplectris calcarata (Sw.) Garay & H.R.Sweet - Florida, Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Windward Islands, Trinidad, Suriname, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Brazil, Paraguay
- Eltroplectris cogniauxiana (Schltr.) Pabst - Brazil
- Eltroplectris dalessandroi Dodson - Ecuador
- Eltroplectris janeirensis (Porto & Brade) Pabst - Brazil
- Eltroplectris kuhlmanniana (Hoehne) Szlach. & Rutk. in P.Rutkowski, D.L.Szlachetko & M.Górniak - Brazil
- Eltroplectris longicornu (Cogn.) Pabst - Brazil
- Eltroplectris macrophylla (Schltr.) Pabst - Brazil
- Eltroplectris misera (Kraenzl.) Szlach. - Brazil
- Eltroplectris rossii Dodson & G.A.Romero - Ecuador
- Eltroplectris schlechteriana (Porto & Brade) Pabst - Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay
- Eltroplectris triloba (Lindl.) Pabst - Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay
| Long-claw orchid | |
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| Eltroplectris schlechteriana | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Tribe: | Cranichideae |
| Subtribe: | Spiranthinae |
| Genus: | Eltroplectris Raf. |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Centrogenium Schltr. | |
See also
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edit- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3: 1-358. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
- ^ US Department of Agriculture plants profile, Eltroplectris calcarata
- ^ Flora of North America v 26 p 524, Eltroplectris calcarata
External links
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Media related to Eltroplectris at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Eltroplectris at Wikispecies
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