Macradenia lutescens

Macradenia lutescens

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Cymbidieae
Subtribus: Oncidiinae
Genus: Macradenia
Species: Macradenia lutescens

Name

Macradenia lutescens R.Br., Bot. Reg. 8: t. 612 (1822)

• Type species:

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Macradenia triandra Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 21: t. 1815 (1836)
  • Rhynchadenia cubensis A.Rich. in R.de la Sagra, Hist. Fis. Cuba, Bot. 11: 248 (1850)
  • Macradenia surinamensis Rchb.f. & Wullschl. in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 697 (1863)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Northern America Southeastern U.S.A. Florida. Southern America Caribbean Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Trinidad-Tobag. Northern South America French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuel. Western South America Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru. Brazil Brazil North. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Brown, R. 1822. Botanical Register; consisting of coloured . . . 8: pl. 612.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 5: Epidendroideae (Part two); page 290 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-850713-0
  

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Macradenia lutescens. Accessed: 2021 Jun 6.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Macradenia lutescens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jun 6. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Macradenia lutescens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jun 6. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. Macradenia lutescens. 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 Jun 6. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Macradenia lutescens. Published online. Accessed: 6 Jun 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Macradenia lutescens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 6 Jun 2021.

Vernacular names

English: Longgland orchid

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