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''Elleanthus'' is a
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of
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s from the orchid family,
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. They are commonly known as tiger orchid. All the species are native to the warmer parts of the
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/ref> List of species in genus ''Elleanthus'' * '' E. amethystinoides'' Garay * '' E. amethystinus'' (Rchb.f. & Warsz.) Rchb.f. * '' E. ampliflorus'' Schltr. * '' E. aristatus'' Garay * '' E. arpophyllostachys'' (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f. * '' E. asplundii'' Garay * '' E. aurantiacus'' (Lindl.) Rchb. f. * '' E. aureus'' (Poepp. & Endl.) Rchb. f. * '' E. auriculatus'' Garay * '' E. bifarius'' Garay * '' E. blatteus'' Garay * '' E. bogotensis'' Schltr. * '' E. bonplandii'' (Rchb. f.) Rchb. f. * '' E. bradeorum'' Schltr. * '' E. brasiliensis'' (Lindl.) Rchb.f. * '' E. capitatellus'' Dressler * '' E. capitatus'' (Poepp. & Endl.) Rchb. f. * '' E. caravata'' (Aubl.) Rchb. f. * '' E. caricoides'' Nash * '' E. carinatus'' Dressler & Bogarmn * '' E. caroli'' Schltr. * '' E. caveroi'' D.E. Benn. & Christenson * '' E. cinnabarinus'' Garay * '' E. columnaris'' (Lindl.) Rchb. f. * '' E. condorensis'' Dodson * '' E. confusus'' Garay * '' E. congestus'' Schltr. * '' E. conifer'' (Rchb. f. & Warsz.) Rchb. f. * '' E. cordidactylus'' Ackerman * '' E. coriifolius'' (Rchb.f. ex Linden) Rchb.f. * '' E. crinipes'' Rchb. f. * '' E. decipiens'' Dressler * '' E. discolor'' (Rchb. f. & Warsz.) Rchb. f. * '' E. dussii'' Cogn. * '' E. ecuadorensis'' Garay * '' E. ensatus'' (Lindl.) Rchb. f. * '' E. escobarii'' Dodson * '' E. flavescens'' (Lindl.) Rchb.f. * '' E. formosus'' Garay * '' E. fractiflexus'' Schltr. * '' E. furfuraceus'' (Lindl.) Rchb. f. * '' E. gastroglottis'' Schltr. * '' E. glaucophyllus'' Schltr. * '' E. glomera'' Garay * '' E. gracilis'' (Rchb. f.) Rchb. f. * '' E. graminifolius'' (Barb. Rodr.) Lxjtnant * '' E. grandiflorus'' Schltr. * '' E. haematoxanthus'' (Rchb.f. ex Linden) Rchb.f. * '' E. hirsutis'' Barringer * '' E. hirtzii'' Dodson * '' E. hookerianus'' (Barb. Rodr.) Garay * '' E. hymenophorus'' (Rchb. f.) Rchb. f. * '' E. isochiloides'' Lxjtnant * '' E. jimenezii'' (Schltr.) C. Schweinf. * '' E. kalbreyeri'' Garay * '' E. kermesinus'' (Lindl.) Rchb. f. * '' E. killipii'' Garay * '' E. koehleri'' Schltr. * '' E. laetus'' Schltr. * '' E. lancifolius'' C. Presl * '' E. lateralis'' Garay * '' E. laxifoliatus'' Schltr. * '' E. leiocaulon'' Schltr. * '' E. lentii'' Barringer * '' E. ligularis'' Dressler & Bogarmn * '' E. linifolius'' C. Presl. * '' E. longibracteatus'' (Lindl. ex Griseb.) Fawc. * '' E. maculatus'' (Lindl.) Rchb. f. * '' E. magnicallosus'' Garay * '' E. malpighiiflorus'' Carnevali & G.A. Romero * '' E. muscicola'' Schltr. * '' E. myrosmatis'' (rchb.f.) Rchb.f. * '' E. norae'' Garay & Dunst. * '' E. oliganthus'' (Poepp. & Endl.) Rchb. f. * '' E. pastoensis'' Schltr. * '' E. petrogeiton'' Schltr. * '' E. phorcophyllus'' Garay * '' E. poiformis'' Schltr. * '' E. porphyrocephalus'' Schltr. * '' E. purpureus'' (Rchb. f.) Rchb. f. * '' E. reichenbachianus'' Garay * '' E. rhizomatosus'' Garay * '' E. rhodolepis'' (Rchb. f.) Rchb. f. * '' E. robustus'' (Rchb. f.) Rchb. f. * '' E. roseus'' Schltr. * '' E. ruizii'' (Rchb. f.) Rchb. f. * '' E. scharfii'' Dodson * '' E. scopula'' Schltr. * '' E. setosus'' Schltr. * '' E. smithii'' Schltr. * '' E. sodiroi'' Schltr. * '' E. sphaerocephalus'' Schltr. * '' E. steyermarkii'' Barringer * '' E. stolonifer'' Barringer * '' E. strobilifer'' (Poepp. & Endl.) Rchb. f. * '' E. tandapianus'' Dodson * '' E. teotepecensis'' Soto Arenas * '' E. tillandsioides'' Barringer * '' E. tonduzii'' Schltr. * '' E. tovarensis'' Ames * '' E. tricallosus'' Ames & C. Schweinf. * '' E. ventricosus'' Schltr. * '' E. venustus'' Schltr. * '' E. vernicosus'' Garay * '' E. vinosus'' Schltr. * '' E. virgatus'' (Rchb. f.) C. Schweinf. * '' E. wageneri'' (Rchb. f.) Rchb. f. * '' E. wallnoeferi'' Szlach. * '' E. weberbauerianus'' Kraenzl. * '' E. wercklei'' Schltr. * '' E. yungasensis'' Rolfe ex Rusby


See also

*
List of Orchidaceae genera This is a list of genera in the orchid family ( Orchidaceae), originally according tThe Families of Flowering Plants- L. Watson and M. J. Dallwitz. This list is adapted regularly with the changes published in the ''Orchid Research Newsletter'' whi ...


References

* 2005. ''Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee''. Ulmer, Stuttgart * (2006) Epidendroideae (Part One). Genera Orchidacearum 4: 598 ff. Oxford University Press


External links

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IOSPE orchid photos, ''Elleanthus capitatus''




* ttp://www.orchidphotos.org/images/orchids_bad/speciesV2/Elleanthus/index.html La Perla, Orchid species photographs, ''Elleanthus'' {{Taxonbar, from=Q134033 Sobralieae genera Orchids of Central America Orchids of North America Orchids of South America