Prosthechea vitellina

Taxonavigation

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

Prosthechea vitellina (Lindl.) W.E.Higgins, Phytologia 82: 381. (1997 publ. 1998)

Basionym
- Epidendrum vitellinum Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 97 (1831)
Homotypic
- Encyclia vitellina (Lindl.) Dressler, Brittonia 13: 265 (1961)
- Pseudencyclia vitellina (Lindl.) V.P.Castro & Chiron, Richardiana 4: 33 (2003)
Heterotypic
- Epidendrum vitellinum var. autumnale G.B.Wilson, Orchid World 4: 27 (1831)
- Epidendrum vitellinum var. giganteum R.Warner, Select Orchid. Pl. 3: t. 27 (1878)
- Epidendrum vitellinum var. majus B.S.Williams & T.Moore, Orchid Album 1: t. 4 (1882)

Higgins, W.E. (1997) Phytologia 82 (5): 381.
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2006. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 4 Epidendroideae (Part one); page 294 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850712-7. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Prosthechea vitellina in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Sept. 9. Reference page.
Emonocot.org 2013. Prosthechea vitellina in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Sept. 9.
Tropicos.org 2013. Prosthechea vitellina. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 9 Sept. 2013.
International Plant Names Index. 2013. Prosthechea vitellina. Published online. Accessed: 9. Sept. 2013.

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