Dichaea graminoides

Dichaea graminoides fig. II

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Cymbidieae
Subtribus: Zygopetalinae
Genus: Dichaea
Species: Dichaea graminoides

Name

Dichaea graminoides (Sw.) Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 209 (1833)

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Epidendrum graminoides Sw., Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ.: 125 (1788)
• Homotypic
  • Cymbidium graminoides (Sw.) Sw., Nova Acta Regiae Soc. Sci. Upsal. 6: 71 (1799)
  • Isochilus graminoides (Sw.) Hook., Exot. Fl. 3: t. 196 (1826)
  • Epithecia graminoides (Sw.) Schltr., Die Orchideen; Beschreib. Kult. Zücht.: 534 (1914)
  • Dichaeopsis graminoides (Sw.) Schltr., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36(2): 519 (1918)
• Heterotypic
  • ichaea graminea Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. I.: 625 (1864)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Northern America Mexico Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast. Southern America Central America Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua. Caribbean Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuelan Antilles. Northern South America Venezuela. Western South America Colombia, Peru. Brazil Brazil Southeast, Brazil North. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lindley, J. 1833. The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants 209.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Dichaea graminoides. Accessed: 2022 Jan 25.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Dichaea graminoides in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 25. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Dichaea graminoides in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 25. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Dichaea graminoides. 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. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 25. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Dichaea graminoides. Published online. Accessed: 25 Jan 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Dichaea graminoides. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 Jan 2022.

Vernacular names

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