Bifrenaria

Bifrenaria atropurpurea
Typus of Bifrenaria

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

Overview of species (23)

B. atropurpurea – B. aureofulva – B. calcarata – B. charlesworthii – B. diamantinensis – B. grandis – B. harrisoniae – B. inodora – B. leucorhoda – B. longicornis – B. mellicolor – B. parthonii – B. petiolaris – B. racemosa – B. silvana – B. stefanae – B. steyermarkii – B. tetragona – B. tyrianthina – B. venezuelana – B. verboonenii – B. vitellina – B. wittigii

Nothospecies: (1)

B. × marciae 

Name

Bifrenaria Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 152 (1832).

• Type species: Bifrenaria atropurpurea Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 152 (1832)

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Colax Lindl. ex Spreng., Syst. Veg. 3: 727 (1826).
  • Adipe Raf., Fl. Tellur. 2: 101 (1837).
  • Stenocoryne Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 29 (Misc.): 53 (1843).
  • Cydoniorchis Senghas, J. Orchideen fr. 1: 11 (1994).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Lindley, J. 1832. The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants 152.

Additional references

• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 5: Epidendroideae (Part two); page 126 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-850713-0
  

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Bifrenaria. Accessed: 2024 Jul 9.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Bifrenaria in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Jul 9. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2024. Bifrenaria. 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 Jul 9. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Bifrenaria. Accessed: 9 Jul 2024.
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Bifrenaria. Published online. Accessed: 9 Jul 2024.
• Tropicos.org 2024. Bifrenaria. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 9 Jul 2024.

Vernacular names

перем коми: Бифренария
коми: Бифренария
олык марий: Бифренарий
кырык мары: Бифренари
svenska: Bifrenariasläktet
удмурт: Бифренария
中文: 双柄兰属, 二缰兰属

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