Elleanthus
Introduction '''''Elleanthus''''' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. They are commonly known as tiger orchid. All the species are native to the warmer parts of the Western Hemisphere (Mexico, Central America, South America, West Indies).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
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 * * *  IOSPE orchid photos, ''Elleanthus capitatus'' *  IOSPE orchid photos, ''Elleanthus aurantiacus'' *  Nina Rach, 2007, Sobralia pages, ''Elleanthus'' the genus, Native to Central and South America and the Caribbean (photos of several species)*  La Perla, Orchid species photographs, ''Elleanthus''