Mesadenus lucayanus

Characteristics

Classification

Monocots

Family

ORCHIDACEAE

Genus

Mesadenus

Species

Mesadenus lucayanus (Britton)Schltr.

Common Name

FLORIDA KEYS LADIESTRESSES; GRAY LADIESTRESSES; FT. GEORGE LADIESTRESSES

Growth Habit

C Value

Plant Notes

DNA work indicates Mesadenus is closely related to Greenwoodiella and not part of Spiranthes s.s. (Salazar et al. 2016).

Status

Native Endangered-State FACW (DEP)

Specimen(s)

View details of Herbarium specimens

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Supraordinal

Order

ASPARAGALES

Family

ORCHIDACEAE

Genus

Mesadenus

Species

Mesadenus lucayanus (Britton)Schltr. - FLORIDA KEYS LADIESTRESSES; GRAY LADIESTRESSES; FT. GEORGE LADIESTRESSES

MESADENUS LUCAYANUS (Britton) Schlechter, Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 37(2): 368. 1920.

Basionym

Ibidium lucayanum Britton 1907.

Type

BAHAMA ISLANDS: Great Exuma: In low coppice near Rolletown, s.d., Britton & Millspaugh 3077 (holotype: NY).

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