Gongora atropurpurea

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: Gongora
Species: Gongora atropurpurea

Name

Gongora atropurpurea Hook., Exot. Fl. 3: t. 178 (1825)

Synonymy

  • Homotypic
    • Gongora maculata var. atropurpurea (Hook.) Teusch., Amer. Orchid Soc. Bull. 35: 734 (1966)
    • Gongora quinquenervis var. atropurpurea (Hook.) H.G.Jones, Bradea 1: 264 (1972)
  • Heterotypic
    • Gongora heisteri Rchb.f., Xenia Orchid. 1: 54 (1854)
    • Gongora pseudoatropurpurea Jenny, Die Orchidee (Hamburg) 41: 120 (1990)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Southern America
    • Caribbean
      • Trinidad-Tobago.
    • Northern South America
      • French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela,
    • Western South America
      • Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.
    • Brazil
      • Brazil North.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Additional references

  • Whitten, M.W., Williams, N.H. & Chase, M.W. (2000) Subtribal and Generic Relationships of Maxillariieae (Orchidaceae) with Emphasis on Stanhopeinae: Combined Molecular Evidence, American Journal of Botany 87(12): 1842–1856.

Vernacular names

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