Catasetum macrocarpum

Catasetum macrocarpum
female flower

Catasetum macrocarpum
male flower

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Cymbidieae
Subtribus: Catasetinae
Genus: Catasetum
Species: Catasetum macrocarpum

Name

Catasetum macrocarpum Rich. ex Kunth, Syn. Pl. 1: 330 (1822).

• Type species

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Catasetum tridentatum Hook., Exot. Fl. 2: t. 90 (1824).
  • Catasetum floribundum Hook., Exot. Fl. 2: t. 151 (1825).
  • Catasetum claveringii Lindl. ex Van Geel, Sert. Bot. 2: t. 3 (1829).
  • Cypripedium cothurnum Vell., Fl. Flumin. 9: t. 63 (1831).
  • Catasetum tridentatum var. viridiflorum Hook., Bot. Mag. 61: t. 3329 (1834).
  • Monachanthus viridis Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 21: t. 1752 (1835), nom. illeg.
  • Catasetum macrocarpum var. bellum Rchb.f., Gard. Chron., n.s., 25: 74 (1886).
  • Catasetum macrocarpum var. chrysanthum L.Linden & Rodigas, Lindenia 5: 13 (1889).
  • Paphiopedilum cothurnum (Vell.) Pfitzer, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 42 (1894).
  • Catasetum macrocarpum var. carnosissimum Cogn., J. Orchidées 5: 219 (1895).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Caribbean Trinidad-Tobago. Northern South America French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela. Western South America Colombia. Brazil Brazil West-Central, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil North, Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Richard, L.C.M.. ex Kunth, C.S. 1822. Synopsis Plantarum 1: 330

Additional references

• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 5: Epidendroideae (Part two); page 13 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-850713-0
  

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Catasetum macrocarpum. Accessed: 2024 Jan 29.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Catasetum macrocarpum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Jan 29. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2024. Catasetum macrocarpum. 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. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Jan 29. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Catasetum macrocarpum. Accessed: 29 Jan 2024.
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Catasetum macrocarpum. Published online. Accessed: 29 Jan 2024.
• Tropicos.org 2024. Catasetum macrocarpum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 Jan 2024.

Vernacular names

English: Large-fruited Catasetum
español: Orquídea cabeza de monje
lietuvių: Stambiavaisis katinūsis
Nederlands: Apenkoporchidee
中文: 大果龙须兰

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