Broughtonia domingensis

Taxonavigation

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

Broughtonia domingensis (Lindl.) Rolfe, Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 5: 491 (1889).

Basionym
- Cattleya domingensis Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 118 (1833).
Homotypic
- Laeliopsis domingensis (Lindl.) Lindl., Paxton's Fl. Gard. 3: 155 (1853).
- Bletia domingensis (Lindl.) Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 432 (1862).
- Laelia domingensis (Lindl.) Millsp., Publ. Field Columb. Mus., Bot. Ser. 2: 32 (1900).
Heterotypic
- Broughtonia lilacina Henrard, Gard. Mag. Bot. 3: 201 (1851).
- Broughtonia violacea S.Moore & Ayres, Gard. Mag. Bot. 3: 201 (1851), not validly publ.
- Laeliopsis domingensis var. alba Ariza-Julia & J.Jiménez Alm., Rhodora 62: 236 (1960).

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Caribbean Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Puerto Rico. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Rolfe, R.A. 1889. The Gardeners' Chronicle: a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects. ser. 3 5: 491.

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Broughtonia domingensis. Accessed: 2023 Jul 26.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Broughtonia domingensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jul 26. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2023. Broughtonia domingensis. 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. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jul 26. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Broughtonia domingensis. Accessed: 26 Jul 2023.
International Plant Names Index. 2023. Broughtonia domingensis. Published online. Accessed: 26 Jul 2023.
Tropicos.org 2023. Broughtonia domingensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 Jul 2023.

English: King orchid