Calaway H. Dodson

American botanist, orchidologist & taxonomist (1928-2020).

Calaway Homer Dodson (December 17, 1928 – August 9, 2020) was an American botanist, orchidologist, and taxonomist.

Abbreviations: Dodson
Occupations: scientific collector, orchidologist, explorer, botanist, taxonomist, botanical collector
Citizenships: United States
Dates: 1928-12-17T00:00:00Z – 2020-08-09T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Selma
Direct attributions: 621 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 709 plants, 0 fungi

621 plants attributed, 88 plants contributed to709 plants:

Benzingia (Ackermania) Dodson 2010
plant genus in the orchidaceae family
Benzingia is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to mountains of Central America and northwestern South America from Costa Rica to Peru.
Dressleria Dodson 1975
plant genus in the orchidaceae family
Dressleria is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae native to South and Central America.
Embreea Dodson 1980
plant genus in the orchidaceae family
Embreea is a genus of orchids native to Colombia and Ecuador. The genus Embreea is abbreviated as Emb in horticultural trade. There at present (June 2014) two recognized species: Embreea herrenhusana (Jenny) Jenny (2002) - Ecuador (syn Embreea rodigasiana var. herrenhusana Jenny (2001)) Embreea rodigasiana (Claes ex Cogn.) Dodson (1980) - Colombia (syn Stanhopea rodigasiana Claes ex Cogn. (1897))
Crossoglossa Dressler & Dodson 1993
plant genus in the orchidaceae family
Crossoglossa is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 26 currently recognized species native to Central America and South America, from Nicaragua to Bolivia. Crossoglossa acuminatissima Nog.-Sav. & Carnevali - Colombia Crossoglossa aurantilineata Pupulin - Costa Rica Crossoglossa barfodii Dodson - Ecuador Crossoglossa bifida Dressler - Panama Crossoglossa blephariglottis (Schltr.) Dressler ex Dodson - Panama, Costa Rica Crossoglossa boylei Dodson - Ecuador Crossoglossa caulescens (Lindl.) Dodson - Ecuador Crossoglossa dalessandroi (Dodson) Dodson -
Cypholoron Dodson & Dressler 1972
plant genus in the orchidaceae family
Cypholoron is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains only two known species, both native to South America. Cypholoron convexum Schuit. & de Vogel - Venezuela Cypholoron frigidum Dodson & Dressler - Ecuador
Phragmipedium besseae (Besse's Phragmipedium) Dodson & J.Kuhn 1981
endangered plant species in the orchidaceae family
Phragmipedium besseae is a species of orchid in the genus Phragmipedium. It is a terrestrial plant native to the wet montane forests on the eastern slope of the Andes in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
Caluera Dodson & Determann 1983
plant genus in the orchidaceae family
Caluera is a genus of flowering plants in the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains three species, all native to South America: Caluera surinamensis Dodson & Determann - Suriname, Venezuela, Brazil Caluera tavaresii Campacci & J.B.F.Silva - Brazil Caluera vulpina Dodson & Determann - French Guiana, Ecuador
Phragmipedium hirtzii (Hirtz' Phragmipedium) Dodson 1988
endangered and perennial plant species in the orchidaceae family
Phragmipedium hirtzii is a species of orchid endemic to north western Ecuador and southwestern Colombia.
Suarezia ecuadorana Dodson 1989
plant species in the orchidaceae family
Suarezia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. The sole species is Suarezia ecuadorana, endemic to Ecuador and classified as vulnerable.
Stanhopea pozoi Dodson & D.E.Benn. 1989
plant species in the orchidaceae family
Stanhopea pozoi is a species of orchid native to south Ecuador.
Stanhopea embreei Dodson 1975
plant species in the orchidaceae family
Stanhopea embreei is a species of orchid. The classification of this species was published by Calaway H. Dodson in Selbyana, 1: 128. 1975. The original isotype was collected by Dodson. Distribution: Cañar (Ecuador, Western South America, Southern America). The holotype is kept at Systematic Entomology Laboratory (SEL). Etymology: This species is named for Alvin Embree, an American orchidologist. Molecular analysis by Whitten al. revealed the major chemical component of this species fragrance is trans-methyl cinnamate. Closely related species are Stanhopea frymirei & Stanhopea jenischiana
Paphinia litensis Dodson & Neudecker 1991
plant species in the orchidaceae family
Paphinia litensis is a species of orchid endemic to Ecuador.
Paphinia herrerae Dodson 1989
plant species in the orchidaceae family
Paphinia herrerae is a species of orchid endemic to southeastern Ecuador. This orchid was collected near Zamora, Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador. The holotype is kept at Herbario Nacional del Ecuador (QCNE), and the isotype at Rio Palenque Science Center (RPSC). The formal description of the plant was made by Calaway H. Dodson in Icones Plantarum Tropicarum in 1989.
Paphinia benzingii Dodson & Neudecker 1990
plant species in the orchidaceae family
Paphinia benzingii is a species of orchid endemic to Esmeraldas Province of Ecuador. The classification of this species was published by Calaway H. Dodson & Tilman Neudecker in Die Orchidee. Hamburg-Othmarschen & Hamburg, 41: 233, figs. 190. Paphinia benzingii is distributed through the Esmeraldas (Ecuador, Western South America, Southern America). It was originally collected in Ecuador at an altitude of about 750m.
Bulbophyllum morenoi Dodson & R.Vásquez 1989
plant species in the orchidaceae family
Bulbophyllum morenoi is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum.
Zamia gentryi Dodson 1998
endangered plant species in the zamiaceae family
Zamia gentryi is a species of plant in the family Zamiaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. It is threatened by habitat loss. It is found in two locations in Carchi Province and Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador, which are located near Alto Tambo, as well as between Lita and San Lorenzo.
Stanhopea frymirei Dodson 1975
plant species in the orchidaceae family
Stanhopea frymirei is a species of orchid endemic to Ecuador.
Paphinia dunstervillei Dodson & G.A.Romero 1993
plant species in the orchidaceae family
Paphinia dunstervillei is an orchid species native to Venezuela.
Epidendrum philocremnum Hágsater & Dodson 2001
plant species in the orchidaceae family
Epidendrum philocremnum is a species of orchid in the genus Epidendrum. The plant is native to Ecuador, in western South America.
Embreea rodigasiana (Claes ex Cogn.) Dodson 1980
plant species in the orchidaceae family
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Vasqueziella boliviana Dodson 1982
plant species in the orchidaceae family
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Stenia bismarckii Dodson & D.E.Benn. 1989
plant species in the orchidaceae family
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Paphinia posadarum Dodson & R.Escobar 1993
plant species in the orchidaceae family
Paphinia posadarum is a species of orchid found from Colombia to Ecuador.
Paphinia hirtzii Dodson 1989
plant species in the orchidaceae family
Paphinia hirtzii is a species of orchid endemic to Ecuador.
Macroclinium wullschlaegelianum (H.Focke) Dodson 1984
plant species in the orchidaceae family
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Macroclinium manabinum (Dodson) Dodson 1984
plant species in the orchidaceae family
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Heliconia obscura Dodson & A.H.Gentry 1978
vulnerable plant species in the heliconiaceae family
Heliconia obscura is a species of plant in the family Heliconiaceae. It is native to Ecuador and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Epidendrum ilense Dodson 1977
plant species in the orchidaceae family
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Dressleria dilecta (Rchb.f.) Dodson 1975
plant species in the orchidaceae family
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Clowesia warczewitzii (Lindl. & Paxton) Dodson 1975
plant species in the orchidaceae family
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