Sobralia violacea

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Sobralieae
Genus: Sobralia
Species: Sobralia violacea

Name

Sobralia violacea Linden ex Lindl., Orchid. Linden.: 26 (1846)

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Cattleya violacea (Linden ex Lindl.) Beer, Prakt. Stud. Orchid.: 215 (1854), pro syn.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Central America Costa Rica. Northern South America Suriname (doubtful), Venezuela. Western South America Bolivia, Colombia, Peru. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linden, J.J. 1846. Orchidaceae Lindenianae 26, no. 133.

Links

• Emonocot.org 2014. Sobralia violacea in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published online. Accessed: 2014 Jun. 27.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Sobralia violacea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Feb. 10. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Sobralia violacea. Published online. Accessed: 10. Feb. 2013.
• The Plant List 2013. Sobralia violacea in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2014 Jun. 27.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Sobralia violacea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 Feb. 2013.