Schomburgkia

Schomburgkia
Schomburgkia crispa, Illustration.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Epidendreae
Subtribe:	Laeliinae
Alliance:	Cattleya
Genus:	Schomburgkia Lindl., 1838
Type species
Schomburgkia crispa Lindl., 1844
Species
See text

Schomburgkia is a genus of plants belonging to the family Orchidaceae. This genus is named for Richard Schomburgk, a German botanist who explored British Guiana during the 19th century. Species in this genus are either ephiphytic or lithophytic in their growth habit. According to the Royal Horticultural Society Schom. is the official abbreviation for this genus.

The genus was named in 1838 by Lindley, with Schomburgkia crispa, a large sized, hot growing plant found in the tropical areas of Venezuela, Surinam, Brazil, Colombia and Ecuador, as the type species. In 1941, Schom. crispa was moved to the genus Laelia by L.O.Williams. Its accepted name is now Laelia marginata. The member species of Schomburgkia have since been moved to different genera: Myrmecophila, Laelia, and Pseudolaelia.

Species

• Schomburgkia albopurpurea (W.H.W.Strachan ex Fawc.) Withner 1993, Grand Cayman Island, now Myrmecophila albopurpurea (W.H.W.Strachan ex Fawc.) Nir 2000
• Schomburgkia brysiana Lem 1851, now Myrmecophila brysiana (Lem.) G.C.Kenn 1979
• Schomburgkia crispa Lindl. 1838 (Brazil) : type species, now known as Laelia marginata
• Schomburgkia elata Schltr. 1924, now Laelia elata (Schltr.) J.M.H.Shaw 2009
• Schomburgkia exaltata Kraenzl., Central America, 1926, now Myrmecophila exaltata (Kraenzl.) G.C. Kenn. 1979
• Schomburgkia galeottiana A.Rich. 1845, now Myrmecophila galeottiana (A.Rich.) [Rolfe] 1917
• Schomburgkia gloriosa Rchb.f. 1860, now Laelia gloriosa (Rchb.f.) L.O.Williams 1941
• Schomburgkia grandiflora (Lindl.) Sander 1901, now Myrmecophila grandiflora (Lindl.) Carnevali & J.L.Tapia & I.Ramirez 2001
• Schomburgkia heidii Carnevali 1982, now Laelia heidii (Carnevali) Van den Berg 2004
• Schomburgkia humboldtii (Rchb.f) Rchb.f. 1856, Central America, now Myrmecophilia humboldtii (Rchb.f) Rolfe 1917
• Schomburgkia lueddemannii Prill. 1862, now Laelia lueddemannii (Prill.) L.O.Williams 1940
• Schomburgkia lyonsii Lindl. 1853, now Laelia lyonsii (Lindl.) L.O.Williams 1941
• Schomburgkia marginata Lindl. 1838, now Laelia marginata (Lindl.) L.O.Williams 1941
• Schomburgkia moyobambae Schltr. 1921, now Laelia moyobambae (Schltr.) C.Schweinf. 1944
• Schomburgkia rosea Linden ex Lindl. 1845 (Colombia), now Laelia rosea (Linden ex Lindl.) C.Schweinf. 1967
• Schomburgkia schultzei Schltr. 1924, now Laelia schultzei (Schltr.) J.M.H.Shaw 2008
• Schomburgkia splendida Schltr. 1913, now Laelia splendida (Schltr.) L.O.Williams 1941
• Schomburgkia superbiens (Lindl.) Rolfe 1917, now Laelia superbiens Lindl. 1840
• Schomburgkia thomsoniana Rchb.f 1887, Cayman Islands, now Myrmecophilia thomsoniana (Rchb.f) Rolfe 1917
  • Schomburgkia thomsoniana var. atropurpurea Hook.f. 1902, Grand Cayman, now Myrmecophila thomsoniana var thomsoniana
  • Schomburgkia thomsoniana var. minor Hook.f. 1902 nom. illeg., now Myrmecophila thomsoniana var. minor (W.H.W.Strachan ex Fawc.) Dressler 2003
• Schomburgkia tibicinis (Bateman ex Lindl.) Bateman 1841, Central America, now Myrmecophila tibicinis (Bateman ex Lindl.) Rolfe 1917
• Schomburgkia undulata Lindl. 1844 Costa Rica to Trinidad, now Laelia undulata (Lindl.) L.O.Williams 1941
• Schomburgkia vellozicola Hoehne 1933 SE Brazil, now Pseudolaelia vellozicola (Hoehne) Porto & Brade 1935
• Schomburgkia wallisii Rchb.f. 1877 Columbia, now Laelia colombiana J.M.H.Shaw 2008
• Schomburgkia weberbaueriana Kraenzlin 1906 (Bolivia; Peru), now Laelia weberbaueriana (Kraenzl.) C.Schweinf. 1944
• Schomburgkia wendlandii (Rchb.f.) H.G.Jones 1961 , Central America, now Myrmecophila wendlandii (Rchb.f.) G.C.Kenn. 1979

See also

• Laelia
• Myrmecophila - a very near genus
• Pseudolaelia

References

• Missouri Botanical Garden w³ TROPICOS
• The World Checklist of Monocotyledons
• AOS article, including the taxonomic change for this genus

External links

• Royal Horticultural Society: Registration of Orchids

Media related to Schomburgkia at Wikimedia Commons