Scaphosepalum swertiifolium

Scaphosepalum swertiifolium

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Epidendreae
Subtribus: Pleurothallidinae
Genus: Scaphosepalum
Species: Scaphosepalum swertiifolium
Subspecies: (2)
S. s. subsp. exiguum – S. s. subsp. swertiifolium

Name

Scaphosepalum swertiifolium (Rchb.f.) Rolfe, J. Bot. 28: 137 (1890)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Masdevallia swertiifolia Rchb.f., Gard. Chron., n.s., 14: 390 (1880)

References

• Rolfe, R.A. 1890. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 28: 137.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2006. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 4 Epidendroideae (Part one); page 400 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850712-7. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2017. Scaphosepalum swertiifolium in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2017 January 25. Reference page. 
• Emonocot.org 2017. Scaphosepalum swertiifolium in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published online. Accessed: 2017 January 25.
• Tropicos.org 2017. Scaphosepalum swertiifolium. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 January 2017.
• International Plant Names Index. 2017. Scaphosepalum swertiifolium. Published online. Accessed: 25 January 2017.
• The Plant List 2013. Scaphosepalum swertiifolium in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2017 January 25.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Western South America Colombia, Ecuador. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

Vernacular names

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