Phragmipedium besseae

Phragmipedium besseae

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Cypripedioideae
Genus: Phragmipedium
Sectio: Phragmipedium sect. Micropetalum
Species: Phragmipedium besseae

Name

Phragmipedium besseae Dodson & J.Kuhn, Amer. Orchid Soc. Bull. 50: 1308. (1981)

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Paphiopedilum besseae (Dodson & J.Kuhn) V.A.Albert & Börge Pett., Lindleyana 9: 137 (1994)
• Heterotypic
  • Phragmipedium besseae var. flavum Braem, Schlechteriana 1990: 55 (1990)
  • Phragmipedium besseae f. flavum (Braem) O.Gruss & Roeth, Caesiana 12: 65 (1999)

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Dodson, C.H. & Kuhn, J. 1981. American Orchid Society Bulletin 50(11): 1308.

Additional references

• Gruß, O. (2003) A checklist of the genus Phragmipedium. Orchid Digest 67: 213–241.
• Jacobsen, K.P. (2008) Current Phragmipedium species. CSA Journal; The Official Publication of the Cymbidium Society of America, Inc. 8(4): 36–41.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Phragmipedium besseae. Accessed: 2023 Feb 23.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Phragmipedium besseae in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Feb 23. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Phragmipedium besseae. 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 Feb 23. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Phragmipedium besseae. Published online. Accessed: 23 Feb 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Phragmipedium besseae. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 Feb 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Besse's Phragmipedium
русский: Фрагмипедиум Бессе
中文: 猩红美洲兜兰, 伯氏南美兜兰

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