Broughtonia (Orchidaceae)

Broughtonia sanguinea
Typus of Broughtonia

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: Broughtonia

Overview of species (6)

B. cubensis – B. domingensis – B. lindenii – B. negrilensis – B. ortgiesiana – B. sanguinea

Nothospecies: (2)

B. × guanahacabibensis – B. × jamaicensis 

Name

Broughtonia R.Br., in W.T.Aiton, Hortus Kew. 5: 217 (1813).

• Type species: Broughtonia sanguinea (Sw.) R.Br. (1813)

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Cattleyopsis Lem., Jard. Fleur. 4(Misc.): 59 (1854).
  • Laeliopsis Lindl., Paxton's Fl. Gard. 3: 155 )1853).

Homonyms

• Broughtonia Wall. ex Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 35 (1830), nom. illeg. vide: Coelogyne Lindl., Coll. Bot.: t. 33 (1824)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Caribbean Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Brown, R. 1813. Hortus Kewensis (W.T.Aiton) 5: 217.

Additional references

• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2006. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 4 Epidendroideae (Part one); page 210 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850712-7. Reference page. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Broughtonia. Accessed: 2023 Jul 26.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Broughtonia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jul 26. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Broughtonia. 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 Jul 26. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. (Broughtonia).  Broughtonia. Accessed: 26 Jul 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Broughtonia. Published online. Accessed: 26 Jul 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Broughtonia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 Jul 2023.

Vernacular names

перем коми: Бругтония
коми: Бругтония
lietuvių: Vėpsutė
олык марий: Бругтоний
кырык мары: Бругтони
удмурт: Бругтония
中文: 紫薇兰属, 布鲁通兰属, 波东兰属

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