Prosthechea megahybos

Prosthechea megahybos

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Epidendreae
Subtribus: Laeliinae
Genus: Prosthechea
Species: Prosthechea megahybos

Name

Prosthechea megahybos (Schltr.) Dodson & Hágsater, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75: 956 (1999)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Epidendrum megahybos Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 8: 75 (1921)
• Homotypic
  • Encyclia megahybos (Schltr.) P.Ortiz, Orquideologia 18: 99 (1991)
• Heterotypic
  • Epidendrum squamatum Barb.Rodr., Gen. Spec. Orchid. 2: 134 (1881), nom. illeg.
  • Encyclia squamata Porto & Brade, Rodriguésia 1(2): 29 (1935)
  • Epidendrum hoehnei A.D.Hawkes, Orquídea (Rio de Janeiro) 18: 176 (1957)
  • Encyclia hoehnei (A.D.Hawkes) Pabst, Bradea 2: 21 (1975)
  • Prosthechea hoehnei (A.D.Hawkes) W.E.Higgins, Phytologia 82: 378 (1997 publ. 1998)
  • Prosthechea squamata (Porto & Brade) Withner, Orchid Digest 65: 81 (2001)

References

• Dodson, C.H. & Hágsater, E. (1999) Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75: 956.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2006. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 4 Epidendroideae (Part one); page 294 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850712-7. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Prosthechea megahybos in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 28. Reference page. 
• Emonocot.org 2013. Prosthechea megahybos in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 28.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Prosthechea megahybos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 Dec. 2013.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Prosthechea megahybos. Published online. Accessed: 28. Dec. 2013.

Distribution

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

Vernacular names

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