Laelia albida

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Epidendreae
Subtribus: Laeliinae
Genus: Laelia
Species: Laelia albida

Laelia albida

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

Name

Laelia albida Bateman ex Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 25(Misc.): 2 (1839)

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Amalia albida (Bateman ex Lindl.) Heynh., Alph. Aufz. Gew.: 29 (1846)
  • Cattleya albida (Bateman ex Lindl.) Beer, Prakt. Stud. Orchid.: 208 (1854)
  • Bletia albida (Bateman ex Lindl.) Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 428 (1862)
• Heterotypic
  • Laelia discolor A.Rich. &Galeotti, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., III, 3: 23 (1845)
  • Laelia candida Lodd. ex W.H.Baxter in J.C.Loudon, Suppl. Hort. Brit.: 573 (1850)
  • Laelia albida var. brunnea Rchb.f., Gard. Chron. 1868: 208 (1868)
  • Laelia albida var. ochracea Rchb.f., Gard. Chron. 1868: 208 (1868)
  • Laelia albida var. tuckeri Rchb.f., Gard. Chron. 1868: 208 (1868)
  • Laelia albida var. stobartiana Rchb.f., Gard. Chron., n.s., 7: 271 (1877)
  • Laelia albida var. sulphurea Rchb.f., Gard. Chron., n.s., 21: 76 (1884)
  • Laelia albida f. sulphurea (Rchb.f.) M.Wolff & O.Gruss, Orchid. Atlas: 177 (2007)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Northern America Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Bateman, J. 1839. Edwards's Botanical Register. 25(Misc.): 2.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Laelia albida. Accessed: 2022 Sep 3.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Laelia albida in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Sep 3. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Laelia albida in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Sep 3. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Laelia albida. 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 Sep 3. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Laelia albida. Published online. Accessed: 3 Sep 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Laelia albida. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 3 Sep 2022.

Vernacular names

español: Flor de mayo

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