Oncidium altissimum

Oncidium altissimum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Cymbidieae
Subtribus: Oncidiinae
Genus: Oncidium
Species: Oncidium altissimum

Name

Oncidium altissimum (Jacq.) Sw., Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Nya Handl. 21: 240 (1800)

• Type species:

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Epidendrum altissimum Jacq., Enum. Syst. Pl.: 30 (1760)
• Homotypic
  • Cymbidium altissimum (Jacq.) Sw., Nova Acta Regiae Soc. Sci. Upsal. 6: 74 (1799)
  • Xeilyathum altissimum (Jacq.) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 2: 62 (1837)
• Heterotypic
  • Oncidium forkelii Scheidw., Allg. Gartenzeitung 10: 309 (1842)

Homonym

• Oncidium altissimum Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 19: t. 1651 (1834), nom. illeg. vide: Oncidium baueri Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 200 (1833)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Caribbean Cuba, Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Windward Islands. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Swartz, O.P. 1800. Kongl. Vetenskaps Academiens Handlingar. Stockholm 21:240.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Oncidium altissimum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 November 24. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Oncidium altissimum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 November 24. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Oncidium altissimum. Published online. Accessed: 24 November 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Oncidium altissimum in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 November 24.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Oncidium altissimum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 November 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Wydler's dancing-lady orchid

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