Oncidium cristatum

Oncidium cristatum

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: Oncidium
Species: Oncidium cristatum

Name

Oncidium cristatum (Lindl.) Beer, Prakt. Stud. Orchid.: 283 (1854)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Odontoglossum cristatum Lindl. in G.Bentham, Pl. Hartw.: 152 (1845)
• Heterotypic
  • Odontoglossum cristatum var. lehmannii Regel, Gartenflora 39: 58 (1890)

Homonym

• Oncidium cristatum Rolfe, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1892: 210 (1892), nom. illeg. - vide: Oncidium cristatellum Garay, Taxon 19: 463 (1970)

References

• Beer, J.G. (1854) Praktisch Studien an der Familie der Orchideen 283.
• Dalström, S. (2012). New combinations in Odontoglossum (Orchidaceae: Oncidiinae) and a solution to a taxonomic conundrum. Lankesteriana 12: 53–60.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 5: Epidendroideae (Part two); page 308 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-850713-0
  
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2014. Oncidium cristatum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2014 Feb. 17. Reference page. 
• Emonocot.org 2014. Oncidium cristatum in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published online. Accessed: 2014 Feb. 17.
• Tropicos.org 2014. Oncidium cristatum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 Feb. 2014.
• International Plant Names Index. 2014. Oncidium cristatum. Published online. Accessed: 17. Feb. 2014.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America  Regional: Western South America Ecuador, Peru. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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