Bifrenaria tetragona

Bifrenaria tetragona

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Cymbidieae
Subtribus: Maxillariinae
Genus: Bifrenaria
Species: Bifrenaria tetragona

Name

Bifrenaria tetragona (Lindl.) Schltr., Die Orchideen; Beschreib. Kult. Zücht.: 413 (1914)

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Maxillaria tetragona Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 17: t. 1428 (1831)
• Homotypic
  • Lycaste tetragona (Lindl.) Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 29(Misc.): 49 (1843)
  • Cydoniorchis tetragona (Lindl.) Senghas, J. Orchideenfr. 1: 11 (1994)
• Heterotypic
  • Epidendrum calcaratum Vell., Fl. Flumin. 9: t. 8 (1831).
  • Bifrenaria tetragona var. rupicola Hoehne, Arq. Bot. Estado São Paulo, n.s., f.m., 2(5): 116 (1950)
  • Bifrenaria tetragona var. umbrophila Hoehne, Arq. Bot. Estado São Paulo, n.s., f.m., 2(5): 116 (1950)
  • Bifrenaria calcarata (Vell.) V.P.Castro, Proc. World Orchid Conf. 15: 377 (1996), nom. illeg.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Brazil Brazil Southeast, Brazil South. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Schlechter, F.R.R. 1914. Die Orchideen; Beschreib. Kult. Zücht.: 413.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Bifrenaria tetragona. Accessed: 2023 Feb 15.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Bifrenaria tetragona in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Feb 15. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Bifrenaria tetragona. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Feb 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Bifrenaria tetragona. Published online. Accessed: 15 Feb 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Bifrenaria tetragona. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Feb 2023.

Vernacular names

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