Ornithocephalus gladiatus

Ornithocephalus gladiatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales 
Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Cymbidieae
Subtribus: Oncidiinae
Genus: Ornithocephalus
Species:

Name

Ornithocephalus gladiatus Hook., Exot. Fl. 2: t. 127 (1824)

  • Type species:

Synonymy

  • Heterotypic
    • Ornithocephalus bonplandii Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 494 (1863)
    • Ornithocephalus ibis Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 493 (1863)
    • Ornithocephalus gladiatus var. peruvianus C.Schweinf., Bot. Mus. Leafl. 14: 77 (1949)

Distribution

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

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

References

Primary references

Vernacular names

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