Stanhopea avicula

Stanhopea avicula

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Cymbidieae
Subtribus: Stanhopeinae
Genus: Stanhopea
Subgenus: Stanhopea subg. Stanhopeastrum
Species: Stanhopea avicula

Name

Stanhopea avicula Dressler, Amer. Orchid Soc. Bull. 58: 885 (1989)

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Stanhopeastrum aviculum (Dressler) Szlach., Richardiana 7: 47 (2007)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Central America (Colombia), Panamá. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Dressler, R.L. 1989. American Orchid Society Bulletin 58 (9): 885–886, photos.

Additional references

• Gerlach, G. & Dodson, C.H. (1999) in R. Schlechter, Die Orchideen, ed.3, 1c (part 37 – 38): 2357 - 2371. (1999)
• Jenny, R. (Dec 1993) The Genus Stanhopea, in: Orchids 62 (12): 1270–1277
• Jenny, R. (Dec. 2003) The Genus Stanhopea. Part 1: S. anfracta to S. napoensis, in: Caesiana no. 21, Supplement. 200 color photos, 160 p.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Stanhopea avicula. Accessed: 2022 Feb 25.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Stanhopea avicula in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Feb 25. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Stanhopea avicula in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Feb 25. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Stanhopea avicula. 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. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Feb 25. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Stanhopea avicula. Published online. Accessed: 25 Feb 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Stanhopea avicula. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 Feb 2022.

Vernacular names

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