Lycaste

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Cymbidieae
Subtribus: Maxillariinae
Genus: Lycaste

Overview of species (36)

L. angelae – L. annakamilae – L. aromatica – L. bermudezii – L. bradeorum – L. brevispatha – L. bruncana – L. campbellii – L. chaconii – L. cochleata – L. consobrina – L. crinita – L. cruenta – L. deppei – L. dowiana – L. fuscina – L. guatemalensis – L. lasioglossa – L. leucantha – L. luminosa – L. macrobulbon – L. macrophylla – L. measuresiana – L. occulta – L. panamanensis – L. powellii – L. puntarenasensis – L. schilleriana – L. sebastianii – L. suaveolens – L. tricolor – L. virginalis – L. viridescens – L. xanthocheila – L. xytriophora – L. zacapensis – L. zacapensis

Nothospecies: (13)

L. × archilae – L. × cobani – L. × daniloi – L. × donadrianii – L. × groganii – L. × imschootiana – L. × lucianiana – L. × michelii – L. × niesseniae – L. × panchita – L. × sandrae – L. × smeeana – L. × victoriarum

Name

Lycaste Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 29(Misc.): 14 (1843)

Type species: Lycaste macrophylla (Poepp. & Endl.) Lindl. (1842)

Synonymy

Heterotypic
- Deppia Raf., Fl. Tellur. 2: 51 (1837), nom. nud.
- × Lycobyana Archila & Chiron, Revista Guatemal. 13 (2): 54 (2010)
- Selbyana Archila, Revista Guatemal. 13 (1): 66 (2010)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Northern America
- Mexico
  - Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast.
Southern America
- Central America
  - Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama.
- Northern South America
  - French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela.
- Western South America
  - Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.
- Brazil
  - Brazil West-Central, Brazil North.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Lindley, J. 1843. Edwards's Botanical Register 29: Misc. 14.

Additional references

Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 5: Epidendroideae (Part two); page 161 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-850713-0

Additional references

Oakeley, H.F. (2007) A new infrageneric classification of Lycaste (Lindl.) and a checklist of species for the genus Lycaste. Orchid Digest 71: 196–208.
Oakeley, H.F. (2008) Lycaste, Ida and Anguloa. The essential guide: 1–445. Published by the author.

Links

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Lycaste. Accessed: 2024 Mar 28.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Lycaste in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Mar 28. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2024. Lycaste. 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. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Mar 28. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Lycaste. Accessed: 28 Mar 2024.
International Plant Names Index. 2024. Lycaste. Published online. Accessed: 28 Mar 2024.
Tropicos.org 2024. Lycaste. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 Mar 2024.

Vernacular names

suomi: Lykastet
magyar: Növénynemzetség
日本語: リカステ
перем коми: Ликасте
коми: Ликасте
lietuvių: Likastė
кырык мары: Ликасте
русский: Ликаста
svenska: Lykastesläktet
удмурт: Ликасте
中文: 捧心兰属, 薄叶兰属