Quechua glabrescens
| Quechua glabrescens | |
|---|---|
.jpg)
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Tribe: | Cranichideae |
| Subtribe: | Spiranthinae |
| Genus: | Salazar & L.Jost[2] |
| Species: | Q. glabrescens
|
| Binomial name | |
| Quechua glabrescens (T.Hashim.) Salazar & L.Jost[1]
| |
| Synonyms[1] | |
| |
Quechua glabrescens is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae, native to Peru and Ecuador. It was first discovered in Peru and described by botanist T. Hashimoto in 1971 as Spiranthes glabrescens .[3] Following its rediscovery in the Rio Anzu Reserve in the Amazonian foothills near Mera, Ecuador, molecular phylogenetic analyses revealed that it did not belong within Spiranthes or Cyclopogon. As a result, in 2012, Gerardo A. Salazar and Lou Jost formally published the new monotypic genus Quechua, reclassifying the species as Quechua glabrescens. As of July 2023, it is the only species in the genus Quechua.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Quechua glabrescens (T.Hashim.) Salazar & L.Jost", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2023-07-30
- ^ a b "Quechua Salazar & L.Jost", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2023-07-30
- ^ "Quechua glabrescens (T.Hashim.) Salazar & L.Jost", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2023-07-30