Coryanthes speciosa

Coryanthes speciosa

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Cymbidieae
Subtribus: Stanhopeinae
Genus: Coryanthes
Species: Coryanthes speciosa
Varietates: (3)
C. s. var. espritosantense – C. s. var. speciosa – C. s. var. sumneriana

Name

Coryanthes speciosa Hook., Bot. Mag. 58: t. 3102 (1831)

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Gongora speciosa (Hook.) Hook., Bot. Mag. 54: t. 2755 (1827)
  • Meliclis speciosa (Hook.) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 2: 100 (1837)

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Hooker, W.J. 1831. Botanical Magazine 58: sub t. 3102.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Coryanthes speciosa. Accessed: 2022 Jul 1.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Coryanthes speciosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jul 1. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Coryanthes speciosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jul 1. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Coryanthes speciosa. 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. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jul 1. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Coryanthes speciosa. Published online. Accessed: 1 Jul 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Coryanthes speciosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 1 Jul 2022.

Vernacular names

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