Prosthechea citrina

Prosthechea citrina

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Epidendreae
Subtribus: Laeliinae
Genus: Prosthechea
Species: Prosthechea citrina

Name

Prosthechea citrina (Lex.) W.E.Higgins, Phytologia 82: 377 (1997 publ. 1998).

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Sobralia citrina Lex. in P.de La Llave & J.M.de Lexarza, Nov. Veg. Descr. 2: 21 (1825).
• Homotypic
  • Cattleya citrina (Lex.) Lindl., Coll. Bot.: t. 37 (1826).
  • Epidendrum citrinum (Lex.) Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 317 (1861).
  • Encyclia citrina (Lex.) Dressler, Brittonia 13: 264 (1961).
  • Euchile citrina (Lex.) Withner, Cattleyas & Relatives 5: 138 (1998).
• Heterotypic
  • Cattleya sulfurina Lem., Ill. Hort. 1(Misc.): 2 (1854).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Northern America Mexico Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southwest. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Higgins, W.E. (1997) Phytologia 82 (5): 377.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Prosthechea citrina. Accessed: 2024 Mar 29.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Prosthechea citrina in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Mar 29. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2024. Prosthechea citrina. 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 29. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Prosthechea citrina. Accessed: 29 Mar 2024.
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Prosthechea citrina. Published online. Accessed: 29 Mar 2024.
• Tropicos.org 2024. Prosthechea citrina. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 Mar 2024.

Vernacular names

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