Ponthieva racemosa, commonly called the hairy shadow witch or racemose ponthieva, is a species of orchid found from the southeastern United States (from Texas to Virginia), Mexico, Central America, the West Indies and northern South America as far south as Bolivia.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Tribe: | Cranichideae |
| Genus: | Ponthieva |
| Species: | P. racemosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Ponthieva racemosa | |
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References
edit- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Flora of North America, v 26 p 548, Ponthieva racemosa (Walter) C. Mohr, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 6: 460. 1901.
- ^ Biota of North America Program, county distribution map, Ponthieva racemosa
- ^ Dressler, R.L. 2003. Orchidaceae. En: Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica. Vol. 3. B.E. Hammel, M.H. Grayum, C. Herrera & N. Zamora (eds.). Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 93: 1–595.
- ^ Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. (eds.) 1993. Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i–xl, 1–1286.
- ^ Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez. (eds.) 1999. Cat. Vasc. Pl. Ecuador, Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75: i–viii, 1–1181. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis
- ^ Correa A., M.D., C. Galdames & M. Stapf. 2004. Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares de Panamá 1–599. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panamá
- ^ Schlechter, Friedrich Richard Rudolf. 1923. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis, Beihefte 19: 84.
- ^ Reichenbach, Heinrich Gustav. 1866. Beitrage zu einer Orchideenkunde Central-Amerika's 63.
External links
edit- IOSPE orchid photos
- Line Drawing - Flora of Panama, Ponthieva racemosa
- Florida Native Orchids, Shadow Witch Orchid (Ponthieva racemosa)
- Go Orchids, North American Orchid Conservation Center, Ponthieva racemosa (Walter) C. Mohr Hairy, Shadow Witch
- Ricardo's Blog, orchids, parrots, fish and people, Ponthieva racemosa, the shadow witch, an orchid native of Puerto Rico
- Wildflowers of the United States, Shadow Witch Orchid, Hairy Shadow Witch, Racemose Ponthieva - Ponthieva racemosa
Media related to Ponthieva racemosa at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Ponthieva racemosa at Wikispecies
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