Psychopsis (Orchidaceae)

Psychopsis papilio (Typus)

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:

Overview of species (4)

P. krameriana – P. papilio – P. sanderae – P. versteegiana

Name

Psychopsis Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 40 (1838)

Synonymy

  • Heterotypic
    • Papiliopsis E.Morren ex Cogn. & Marchal, Pl. Feuill. Omem. 2: t. 55 (1874)
    • Papiliopsis E.Morren, Belgique Hort. 24: 261 (1874)
    • Psychopsiella Lückel & Braem, Die Orchidee (Hamburg) 33: 7 (1982)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Southern America
    • Central America
      • Costa Rica, Panama.
    • Caribbean
      • Trinidad-Tobago.
    • Northern South America
      • French Guiana, Suriname, Venezuela.
    • Western South America
      • Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.
    • Brazil
      • Brazil North.

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

References

Primary references

Vernacular names

English: Butterfly orchids
перем коми: Психопсис
коми: Психопсис
кырык мары: Психопсис
удмурт: Психопсис
中文: 蛾形文心蘭屬, 拟蝶唇兰属


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