Gongora truncata

Gongora truncata

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: Gongora
Species: Gongora truncata

Name

Gongora truncata Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 29(Misc.): 42 (1843)

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Gongora truncata var. donckelaariana Lem., Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 4: 336b (1848)
  • Gongora donckelaariana (Lem.) Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 3: 546 (1852)
  • Gongora truncata var. leucochila L.Linden, Orch. Exot.: 777 (1894)
  • Gongora truncata var. alba Nash, Addisonia 2: t. 46 (1917)
  • Gongora truncata f. donckelaariana (Lem.) O.Gruss & M.Wolff, Orchid. Atlas: 164 (2007)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Northern America Mexico Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast. Southern America Central America Belize, Guatemala, Honduras. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lindley, J. 1843. Edwards's Botanical Register 29: Misc. 42.

Additional references

• Whitten, M.W., Williams, N.H. & Chase, M.W. (2000) Subtribal and Generic Relationships of Maxillariieae (Orchidaceae) with Emphasis on Stanhopeinae: Combined Molecular Evidence, American Journal of Botany 87(12): 1842–1856.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Gongora truncata. Accessed: 2021 Sep 11.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Gongora truncata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Sep 11. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Gongora truncata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Sep 11. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. Gongora truncata. 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. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Sep 11. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Gongora truncata. Published online. Accessed: 11 Sep 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Gongora truncata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 Sep 2021.

Vernacular names

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