Gongora portentosa

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 portentosa

Name

Gongora portentosa Linden & Rchb.f., Gard. Chron. 1869: 892 (1869)

Synonymy

  • Heterotypic
    • Gongora portentosa var. rosea Cogn., Lindenia 11: 59 (1895).
    • Gongora ecornuta Jenny, Die Orchidee (Hamburg) 34: 67 (1983)
    • Gongora rosea (Cogn.) R.Rice, Oasis 2(3): 15 (2002)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Southern America
    • Northern South America
      • Venezuela.
    • Western South America
      • Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.

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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