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{{Short description|Genus of American tiger orchids}}
{{Automatic taxobox
|image = Elleanthus hymenophorus (Scott Zona) 001.jpg
|taxon = Elleanthus
|authority = C.Presl
|synonyms_ref = <ref name="nadiag"/>
|synonyms = *''Evelyna'' <small>Poepp. & Endl.</small>
*''Adeneleuterophora'' <small>Barb.Rodr.</small>
*''Adeneleuthera'' <small>Kuntze in T.E.von Post</small>
*''Epilyna'' <small>Schltr.</small>
*''Pseudelleanthus'' <small>Brieger in F.R.R.Schlechter</small>
}}

'''''Elleanthus''''' is a [genus](/source/genus) of [flowering plant](/source/flowering_plant)s from the orchid family, [Orchidaceae](/source/Orchidaceae). They are commonly known as tiger orchid. All the species are native to the warmer parts of the [Western Hemisphere](/source/Western_Hemisphere) ([Mexico](/source/Mexico), [Central America](/source/Central_America), [South America](/source/South_America), [West Indies](/source/West_Indies)).<ref name="nadiag">[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=66526 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]</ref>

List of species in genus ''Elleanthus''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eol.org/pages/29339/|title=Genus ''Elleanthus''|accessdate=}}</ref>
{{Div col}}
* '' [E. amethystinoides](/source/Elleanthus_amethystinoides)'' <small>Garay</small>
* '' [E. amethystinus](/source/Elleanthus_amethystinus)'' <small>(Rchb.f. & Warsz.) Rchb.f.</small>
* '' [E. ampliflorus](/source/Elleanthus_ampliflorus)'' <small>Schltr.</small>
* '' [E. aristatus](/source/Elleanthus_aristatus)'' <small>Garay</small>
* '' [E. arpophyllostachys](/source/Elleanthus_arpophyllostachys)'' <small>(Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.</small>
* '' [E. asplundii](/source/Elleanthus_asplundii)'' <small>Garay</small>
* '' [E. aurantiacus](/source/Elleanthus_aurantiacus)'' <small>(Lindl.) Rchb. f.</small>
* '' [E. aureus](/source/Elleanthus_aureus)'' <small>(Poepp. & Endl.) Rchb. f.</small>
* '' [E. auriculatus](/source/Elleanthus_auriculatus)'' <small>Garay</small>
* '' [E. bifarius](/source/Elleanthus_bifarius)'' <small>Garay</small>
* '' [E. blatteus](/source/Elleanthus_blatteus)'' <small>Garay</small>
* '' [E. bogotensis](/source/Elleanthus_bogotensis)'' <small>Schltr.</small>
* '' [E. bonplandii](/source/Elleanthus_bonplandii)'' <small>(Rchb. f.) Rchb. f.</small>
* '' [E. bradeorum](/source/Elleanthus_bradeorum)'' <small>Schltr.</small>
* '' [E. brasiliensis](/source/Elleanthus_brasiliensis)'' <small>(Lindl.) Rchb.f.</small>
* '' [E. capitatellus](/source/Elleanthus_capitatellus)'' <small>Dressler</small>
* '' [E. capitatus](/source/Elleanthus_capitatus)'' <small>(Poepp. & Endl.) Rchb. f.</small>
* '' [E. caravata](/source/Elleanthus_caravata)'' <small>(Aubl.) Rchb. f.</small>
* '' [E. caricoides](/source/Elleanthus_caricoides)'' <small>Nash</small>
* '' [E. carinatus](/source/Elleanthus_carinatus)'' <small>Dressler & Bogarmn</small>
* '' [E. caroli](/source/Elleanthus_caroli)'' <small>Schltr.</small>
* '' [E. caveroi](/source/Elleanthus_caveroi)'' <small>D.E. Benn. & Christenson</small>
* '' [E. cinnabarinus](/source/Elleanthus_cinnabarinus)'' <small>Garay</small>
* '' [E. columnaris](/source/Elleanthus_columnaris)'' <small>(Lindl.) Rchb. f.</small>
* '' [E. condorensis](/source/Elleanthus_condorensis)'' <small>Dodson</small>
* '' [E. confusus](/source/Elleanthus_confusus)'' <small>Garay</small>
* '' [E. congestus](/source/Elleanthus_congestus)'' <small>Schltr.</small>
* '' [E. conifer](/source/Elleanthus_conifer)'' <small>(Rchb. f. & Warsz.) Rchb. f.</small>
* '' [E. cordidactylus](/source/Elleanthus_cordidactylus)'' <small>Ackerman</small>
* '' [E. coriifolius](/source/Elleanthus_coriifolius)'' <small>(Rchb.f. ex Linden) Rchb.f.</small>
* '' [E. crinipes](/source/Elleanthus_crinipes)'' <small>Rchb. f.</small>
* '' [E. decipiens](/source/Elleanthus_decipiens)'' <small>Dressler</small>
* '' [E. discolor](/source/Elleanthus_discolor)'' <small>(Rchb. f. & Warsz.) Rchb. f.</small>
* '' [E. dussii](/source/Elleanthus_dussii)'' <small>Cogn.</small>
* '' [E. ecuadorensis](/source/Elleanthus_ecuadorensis)'' <small>Garay</small>
* '' [E. ensatus](/source/Elleanthus_ensatus)'' <small>(Lindl.) Rchb. f.</small>
* '' [E. escobarii](/source/Elleanthus_escobarii)'' <small>Dodson</small>
* '' [E. flavescens](/source/Elleanthus_flavescens)'' <small>(Lindl.) Rchb.f.</small>
* '' [E. formosus](/source/Elleanthus_formosus)'' <small>Garay</small>
* '' [E. fractiflexus](/source/Elleanthus_fractiflexus)'' <small>Schltr.</small>
* '' [E. furfuraceus](/source/Elleanthus_furfuraceus)'' <small>(Lindl.) Rchb. f.</small>
* '' [E. gastroglottis](/source/Elleanthus_gastroglottis)'' <small>Schltr.</small>
* '' [E. glaucophyllus](/source/Elleanthus_glaucophyllus)'' <small>Schltr.</small>
* '' [E. glomera](/source/Elleanthus_glomera)'' <small>Garay</small>
* '' [E. gracilis](/source/Elleanthus_gracilis)'' <small>(Rchb. f.) Rchb. f.</small>
* '' [E. graminifolius](/source/Elleanthus_graminifolius)'' <small>(Barb. Rodr.) Lxjtnant</small>
* '' [E. grandiflorus](/source/Elleanthus_grandiflorus)'' <small>Schltr.</small>
* '' [E. haematoxanthus](/source/Elleanthus_haematoxanthus)'' <small>(Rchb.f. ex Linden) Rchb.f.</small>
* '' [E. hirsutis](/source/Elleanthus_hirsutis)'' <small>Barringer</small>
* '' [E. hirtzii](/source/Elleanthus_hirtzii)'' <small>Dodson</small>
* '' [E. hookerianus](/source/Elleanthus_hookerianus)'' <small>(Barb. Rodr.) Garay</small>
* '' [E. hymenophorus](/source/Elleanthus_hymenophorus)'' <small>(Rchb. f.) Rchb. f.</small>
* '' [E. isochiloides](/source/Elleanthus_isochiloides)'' <small>Lxjtnant</small>
* '' [E. jimenezii](/source/Elleanthus_jimenezii)'' <small>(Schltr.) C. Schweinf.</small>
* '' [E. kalbreyeri](/source/Elleanthus_kalbreyeri)'' <small>Garay</small>
* '' [E. kermesinus](/source/Elleanthus_kermesinus)'' <small>(Lindl.) Rchb. f.</small>
* '' [E. killipii](/source/Elleanthus_killipii)'' <small>Garay</small>
* '' [E. koehleri](/source/Elleanthus_koehleri)'' <small>Schltr.</small>
* '' [E. laetus](/source/Elleanthus_laetus)'' <small>Schltr.</small>
* '' [E. lancifolius](/source/Elleanthus_lancifolius)'' <small>C. Presl</small>
* '' [E. lateralis](/source/Elleanthus_lateralis)'' <small>Garay</small>
* '' [E. laxifoliatus](/source/Elleanthus_laxifoliatus)'' <small>Schltr.</small>
* '' [E. leiocaulon](/source/Elleanthus_leiocaulon)'' <small>Schltr.</small>
* '' [E. lentii](/source/Elleanthus_lentii)'' <small>Barringer</small>
* '' [E. ligularis](/source/Elleanthus_ligularis)'' <small>Dressler & Bogarmn</small>
* '' [E. linifolius](/source/Elleanthus_linifolius)'' <small>C. Presl.</small>
* '' [E. longibracteatus](/source/Elleanthus_longibracteatus)'' <small>(Lindl. ex Griseb.) Fawc.</small>
* '' [E. maculatus](/source/Elleanthus_maculatus)'' <small>(Lindl.) Rchb. f.</small>
* '' [E. magnicallosus](/source/Elleanthus_magnicallosus)'' <small>Garay</small>
* '' [E. malpighiiflorus](/source/Elleanthus_malpighiiflorus)'' <small>Carnevali & G.A. Romero</small>
* '' [E. muscicola](/source/Elleanthus_muscicola)'' <small>Schltr.</small>
* '' [E. myrosmatis](/source/Elleanthus_myrosmatis)'' <small>(rchb.f.) Rchb.f.</small>
* '' [E. norae](/source/Elleanthus_norae)'' <small>Garay & Dunst.</small>
* '' [E. oliganthus](/source/Elleanthus_oliganthus)'' <small>(Poepp. & Endl.) Rchb. f.</small>
* '' [E. pastoensis](/source/Elleanthus_pastoensis)'' <small>Schltr.</small>
* '' [E. petrogeiton](/source/Elleanthus_petrogeiton)'' <small>Schltr.</small>
* '' [E. phorcophyllus](/source/Elleanthus_phorcophyllus)'' <small>Garay</small>
* '' [E. poiformis](/source/Elleanthus_poiformis)'' <small>Schltr.</small>
* '' [E. porphyrocephalus](/source/Elleanthus_porphyrocephalus)'' <small>Schltr.</small>
* '' [E. purpureus](/source/Elleanthus_purpureus)'' <small>(Rchb. f.) Rchb. f.</small>
* '' [E. reichenbachianus](/source/Elleanthus_reichenbachianus)'' <small>Garay</small>
* '' [E. rhizomatosus](/source/Elleanthus_rhizomatosus)'' <small>Garay</small>
* '' [E. rhodolepis](/source/Elleanthus_rhodolepis)'' <small>(Rchb. f.) Rchb. f.</small>
* '' [E. robustus](/source/Elleanthus_robustus)'' <small>(Rchb. f.) Rchb. f.</small>
* '' [E. roseus](/source/Elleanthus_roseus)'' <small>Schltr.</small>
* '' [E. ruizii](/source/Elleanthus_ruizii)'' <small>(Rchb. f.) Rchb. f.</small>
* '' [E. scharfii](/source/Elleanthus_scharfii)'' <small>Dodson</small>
* '' [E. scopula](/source/Elleanthus_scopula)'' <small>Schltr.</small>
* '' [E. setosus](/source/Elleanthus_setosus)'' <small>Schltr.</small>
* '' [E. smithii](/source/Elleanthus_smithii)'' <small>Schltr.</small>
* '' [E. sodiroi](/source/Elleanthus_sodiroi)'' <small>Schltr.</small>
* '' [E. sphaerocephalus](/source/Elleanthus_sphaerocephalus)'' <small>Schltr.</small>
* '' [E. steyermarkii](/source/Elleanthus_steyermarkii)'' <small>Barringer</small>
* '' [E. stolonifer](/source/Elleanthus_stolonifer)'' <small>Barringer</small>
* '' [E. strobilifer](/source/Elleanthus_strobilifer)'' <small>(Poepp. & Endl.) Rchb. f.</small>
* '' [E. tandapianus](/source/Elleanthus_tandapianus)'' <small>Dodson</small>
* '' [E. teotepecensis](/source/Elleanthus_teotepecensis)'' <small>Soto Arenas</small>
* '' [E. tillandsioides](/source/Elleanthus_tillandsioides)'' <small>Barringer</small>
* '' [E. tonduzii](/source/Elleanthus_tonduzii)'' <small>Schltr.</small>
* '' [E. tovarensis](/source/Elleanthus_tovarensis)'' <small>Ames</small>
* '' [E. tricallosus](/source/Elleanthus_tricallosus)'' <small>Ames & C. Schweinf.</small>
* '' [E. ventricosus](/source/Elleanthus_ventricosus)'' <small>Schltr.</small>
* '' [E. venustus](/source/Elleanthus_venustus)'' <small>Schltr.</small>
* '' [E. vernicosus](/source/Elleanthus_vernicosus)'' <small>Garay</small>
* '' [E. vinosus](/source/Elleanthus_vinosus)'' <small>Schltr.</small>
* '' [E. virgatus](/source/Elleanthus_virgatus)'' <small>(Rchb. f.) C. Schweinf.</small>
* '' [E. wageneri](/source/Elleanthus_wageneri)'' <small>(Rchb. f.) Rchb. f.</small>
* '' [E. wallnoeferi](/source/Elleanthus_wallnoeferi)'' <small>Szlach.</small>
* '' [E. weberbauerianus](/source/Elleanthus_weberbauerianus)'' <small>Kraenzl.</small>
* '' [E. wercklei](/source/Elleanthus_wercklei)'' <small>Schltr.</small>
* '' [E. yungasensis](/source/Elleanthus_yungasensis)'' <small>Rolfe ex Rusby</small>
{{Div col end}}

==See also==
* [List of Orchidaceae genera](/source/List_of_Orchidaceae_genera)

==References==
{{Reflist}}
* {{aut| Berg Pana, H.}} 2005. ''Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee''. Ulmer, Stuttgart
* {{aut|Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N.}} (2006) Epidendroideae (Part One). Genera Orchidacearum 4: 598 ff. Oxford University Press

==External links==
* {{Commons-inline|italic=1}}
* {{Wikispecies-inline|Elleanthus|''Elleanthus''}}
* [http://www.orchidspecies.com/ellcapitatus.htm IOSPE orchid photos, ''Elleanthus capitatus'' ]
* [http://www.orchidspecies.com/ellaurantiacus.htm IOSPE orchid photos, ''Elleanthus aurantiacus'' ]
* [http://sobralia.autrevie.com/Elleanthus_TheGenus.html Nina Rach, 2007, Sobralia pages, ''Elleanthus'' the genus, Native to Central and South America and the Caribbean (photos of several species)]
* [http://www.orchidphotos.org/images/orchids_bad/speciesV2/Elleanthus/index.html La Perla, Orchid species photographs, ''Elleanthus'']

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Category:Sobralieae genera
Category:Orchids of Central America
Category:Orchids of North America
Category:Orchids of South America

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