Prosthechea varicosa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Epidendreae
Subtribus: Laeliinae
Genus: Prosthechea
Species: Prosthechea varicosa

Name

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

Synonyms

  • Basionym
    • Epidendrum varicosum Bateman ex Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 24(Misc.): 30 (1838)
  • Homotypic
    • Encyclia varicosa (Bateman ex Lindl.) Schltr., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36(2): 474 (1918)
    • Pseudencyclia varicosa (Bateman ex Lindl.) V.P.Castro & Chiron, Richardiana 4: 33 (2003)
    • Pollardia varicosa (Bateman ex Lindl.) Withner & P.A.Harding, Cattleyas & Relatives: Debatable Epidendrums: 245 (2004)
  • Heterotypic
    • Epidendrum leiobolbon Hook., J. Bot. (Hooker) 3: 308 (1841)
    • Epidendrum quadratum Klotzsch, Allg. Gartenzeitung 18: 402 (1850)
    • Epidendrum chiriquense Rchb.f., Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 10: 730 (1852)
    • Epidendrum phymatoglossum Rchb.f., Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 10: 731 (1852)
    • Epidendrum lunaeanum A.Rich. ex Lindl., Fol. Orchid. 3: 23 (1853)
    • Encyclia chiriquensis (Rchb.f.) Schltr., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36(2): 472 (1918)
    • Encyclia phymatoglossa (Rchb.f.) Schltr., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36(2): 473 (1918)
    • Epidendrum ramirezii Gojon Sánchez, Mejores Orquideas Mexico: 46 (1930)
    • Encyclia varicosa subsp. leiobolbon (Hook.) Dressler & G.E.Pollard, Phytologia 21: 438 (1971)
    • Encyclia varicosa var. leiobolbon (Hook.) M.Wolff & O.Gruss, Orchid. Atlas: 148 (2007)

References

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Northern America 
    • Regional: Mexico
      • Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest.
  • Continental: Southern America 
    • Regional: Central America
      • Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panamá.

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

Vernacular names

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