Aspasia

Aspasia epidendroides (Typus)

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: Aspasia

Overview of species (7)

A. epidendroides – A. lunata – A. omissa – A. principissa – A. psittacina – A. silvana – A. variegata

Name

Aspasia Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 139 (1833)

• Type species: Aspasia epidendroides Lindl., J. Bot. (Hooker) 1: 6 (1834)

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Trophianthus Scheidw., Allg. Gartenzeitung 12: 218 (1844)

Homonyms

• Aspasia Salisb., Gen. Pl.: 34 (1866) - vide: Ornithogalum L., Sp. Pl.: 306 (1753)
• Aspasia E.Mey. ex Pfeiff., Nomencl. Bot. 1: 295 (1873) - vide: Stachys L., Sp. Pl.: 580 (1753)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Southern America Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central. Caribbean Trinidad-Tobago. Central America Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá. Northern South America French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela. Western South America Colombia, Ecuador. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lindley, J. 1830. The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants: 139.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 5: Epidendroideae (Part two); page 228 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-850713-0
  

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2020. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Aspasia. Accessed: 2020 Sep 23.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Aspasia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Sep 23. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Aspasia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Sep 23. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Aspasia. Published online. Accessed: 23 Sep 2020.
• The Plant List 2013. Aspasia in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Sep 23.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Aspasia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 Sep 2020.

Vernacular names

перем коми: Аспасия
коми: Аспасия
мокшень: Аспасия
олык марий: Аспасия
кырык мары: Аспаси
удмурт: Аспасия
中文: 喜兰属

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