Prosthechea michuacana

Prosthechea michuacana

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 michuacana

Name

Prosthechea michuacana (La Llave & Lex.) W.E.Higgins, Phytologia 82(5): 379 (1998).

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Epidendrum michuacanum Lex., Nov. Veg. Descr. [La Llave & Lexarza] 2 (Orchid. Opusc.): 26 (1825).
• Homotypic
  • Encyclia michuacana (Lex.) Schltr. in Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36(2): 472 (1918).
  • Epidendrum michuacanum Lex. in P.de La Llave & J.M.de Lexarza, Nov. Veg. Descr. 2 (Orchid. Opusc.): 26 (1825).
  • Pollardia michuacana (Lex.) Withner & P.A.Harding in Cattleyas & Relatives: Debatable Epidendrums: 233 (2004).
  • Pseudencyclia michuacana (Lex.) V.P.Castro & Chiron in Richardiana 4: 33 (2003).
• Heterotypic
  • Encyclia ichthyphylla (Ames) Hoehne in Arq. Bot. Estado São Paulo, n.s., f.m., 2: 152 (1952).
  • Encyclia virgata Schltr. in Die Orchideen; Beschreib. Kult. Zücht.: 212 (1914).
  • Epidendrum ichthyphyllum Ames in Schedul. Orchid. 2: 28 (1923).
  • Epidendrum virgatum Lindl. in J. Bot. (Hooker) 3: 83 (1841), nom. illeg.
  • Epidendrum virgatum var. pallens Rchb.f. in Bonplandia (Hannover) 4: 326 (1856).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Northern America Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southwest. Southern America Central America Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Higgins, W.E. 1998. Phytologia 82(5): 379.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Prosthechea michuacana. Accessed: 2023 Jun 2.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Prosthechea michuacana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jun 2. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Prosthechea michuacana. 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 Jun 2. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 1001276-1. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Prosthechea michuacana. Accessed: 2 Jun 2023 1001276-1.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Prosthechea michuacana. Published online. Accessed: 2 Jun 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Prosthechea michuacana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 2 Jun 2023.

Vernacular names

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