Bifrenaria wittigii

Bifrenaria wittigii

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Cymbidieae
Subtribus: Maxillariinae
Genus: Bifrenaria
Species: Bifrenaria wittigii

Name

Bifrenaria wittigii (Rchb.f.) Hoehne, Fl. Brasílica 10(12, 7): 30 (1953).

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Lycaste wittigii Rchb.f., Gard. Chron., n.s., 10: 654 (1878).
• Homotypic
  • Cydoniorchis wittigii (Rchb.f.) Senghas, J. Orchideenfr. 1: 11 (1994).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Brazil Brazil Southeast (Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hoehne, F.C. 1953. Flora Brasilica 12(7): 30.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Bifrenaria wittigii. Accessed: 2023 Mar 27.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Bifrenaria wittigii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Mar 27. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Bifrenaria wittigii. 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 Mar 27. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Bifrenaria wittigii. Published online. Accessed: 27 Mar 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Bifrenaria wittigii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 Mar 2023.

Vernacular names

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