Masdevallia meleagris

Masdevallia meleagris fig. 1

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Epidendreae
Subtribus: Pleurothallidinae
Genus: Masdevallia
Subgenus: Masdevallia subg. Meleagris
Species: Masdevallia meleagris

Name

Masdevallia meleagris Lindl., Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 15: 257 (1845)

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Rodrigoa meleagris (Lindl.) Braas, Die Orchidee (Hamburg) 30: 203. (1979)

Homonym

• Masdevallia meleagris Rchb.f., Xenia Orchid. 1: 198 (1858), nom. illeg. - vide: Masdevallia picturata Rchb.f., Otia Bot. Hamburg.: 16 (1878)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Western South America Colombia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lindley, J. 1845. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 15: 257.

Additional references

• Abele, A.D. 2008. Phylogeny of the Genus Masdevallia Ruiz & Pav. (Orchidaceae) based on morphological and molecular Data. (PDF)
• Dodson, C.H. & Luer, C.A. 2009. Orchidaceae Masdevallia and affiliates. Flora of Ecuador 225(9): 1–395. Botanical Institute, University of Göteborg, Riksmuseum, Stockholm.
• Luer, C.A. & Königer, W. 1983–1998. Thesaurus Masdevalliarum. A Monograph of the Genus Masdevallia. 5 volumes, München, Helga Königer- Verlag
• Woolward, F.H. 1896. The Genus Masdevallia, London; R.H. Porter, Lyne & Son. (87 plates)
• Zelenko, H. 2014. Orchids: Masdevallia with its segregates including Dracula, ZA I Publications, Quito ISBN 0-9661344-4-3

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2020. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Masdevallia meleagris. Accessed: 2020 Sep 2.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Masdevallia meleagris in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Sep 2. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Masdevallia meleagris in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Sep 2. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Masdevallia meleagris. Published online. Accessed: 2 Sep 2020.
• The Plant List 2013. Masdevallia meleagris in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Sep 2.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Masdevallia meleagris. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 2 Sep 2020.

Vernacular names

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