Prosthechea megahybos

Prosthechea megahybos

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:

Name

Prosthechea megahybos (Schltr.) Dodson & Hágsater, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75: 956 (1999)

Synonyms

  • Basionym
    • Epidendrum megahybos Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 8: 75 (1921)
  • Homotypic
    • Encyclia megahybos (Schltr.) P.Ortiz, Orquideologia 18: 99 (1991)
  • Heterotypic
    • Epidendrum squamatum Barb.Rodr., Gen. Spec. Orchid. 2: 134 (1881), nom. illeg.
    • Encyclia squamata Porto & Brade, Rodriguésia 1(2): 29 (1935)
    • Epidendrum hoehnei A.D.Hawkes, Orquídea (Rio de Janeiro) 18: 176 (1957)
    • Encyclia hoehnei (A.D.Hawkes) Pabst, Bradea 2: 21 (1975)
    • Prosthechea hoehnei (A.D.Hawkes) W.E.Higgins, Phytologia 82: 378 (1997 publ. 1998)
    • Prosthechea squamata (Porto & Brade) Withner, Orchid Digest 65: 81 (2001)

References

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Southern America
    • Brazil
      • Brazil Southeast.
    • Western South America
      • Ecuador.

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

Vernacular names


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