Coryanthes speciosa

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: Coryanthes
Species:
Varietates: (3)
C. s. var. espritosantense – C. s. var. speciosa – C. s. var. sumneriana

Name

Coryanthes speciosa Hook., Bot. Mag. 58: t. 3102 (1831)

Synonymy

  • Homotypic
    • Gongora speciosa (Hook.) Hook., Bot. Mag. 54: t. 2755 (1827)
    • Meliclis speciosa (Hook.) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 2: 100 (1837)

Distribution

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

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

References

Primary references

Vernacular names

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