Lycaste dowiana

Lycaste dowiana

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
Species: Lycaste dowiana

Name

Lycaste dowiana Endrés ex Rchb.f., Gard. Chron., n.s., 2: 194 (1874)

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Lycaste dowiana var. isabelii Archila, Revista Guatemal. 6(1): 81 (2003)
  • Lycaste dowiana var. labello-alba Oakeley, Lycaste, Ida, Anguloa: 87 (2008)
  • Lycaste dowiana var. viridis Oakeley, Lycaste, Ida, Anguloa: 89 (2008)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Central America Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Endrés, A.R. (1874) The Gardeners' Chronicle, new series 2: 194.

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. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Lycaste dowiana. Accessed: 2021 May 27.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Lycaste dowiana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 27. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Lycaste dowiana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 27. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. Lycaste dowiana. 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 May 27. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Lycaste dowiana. Published online. Accessed: 27 May 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Lycaste dowiana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 May 2021.

Vernacular names

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