Bifrenaria tetragona

Taxonavigation

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

Bifrenaria tetragona (Lindl.) Schltr., Die Orchideen; Beschreib. Kult. Zücht.: 413 (1914)

Basionym
- Maxillaria tetragona Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 17: t. 1428 (1831)
Homotypic
- Lycaste tetragona (Lindl.) Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 29(Misc.): 49 (1843)
- Cydoniorchis tetragona (Lindl.) Senghas, J. Orchideenfr. 1: 11 (1994)
Heterotypic
- Epidendrum calcaratum Vell., Fl. Flumin. 9: t. 8 (1831).
- Bifrenaria tetragona var. rupicola Hoehne, Arq. Bot. Estado São Paulo, n.s., f.m., 2(5): 116 (1950)
- Bifrenaria tetragona var. umbrophila Hoehne, Arq. Bot. Estado São Paulo, n.s., f.m., 2(5): 116 (1950)
- Bifrenaria calcarata (Vell.) V.P.Castro, Proc. World Orchid Conf. 15: 377 (1996), nom. illeg.

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

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Bifrenaria tetragona. Accessed: 2023 Feb 15.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Bifrenaria tetragona in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Feb 15. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2023. Bifrenaria tetragona. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Feb 15. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2023. Bifrenaria tetragona. Published online. Accessed: 15 Feb 2023.
Tropicos.org 2023. Bifrenaria tetragona. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Feb 2023.

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