Pleurothallis discoidea

Pleurothallis discoidea

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Epidendreae
Subtribus: Pleurothallidinae
Genus: Pleurothallis
Species: Pleurothallis discoidea

Name

Pleurothallis discoidea Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 21: t. 1797 (1835)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Humboltia discoidea (Lindl.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 667 (1891)
  • Acronia discoidea (Lindl.) Luer, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 103: 128 (2005)
• Heterotypic
  • Pleurothallis morrisii Fawc. & Rendle, J. Bot. 47: 3 (1909)
  • Pleurothallis leptopetala Cogn. in I.Urban, Symb. Antill. 6: 693 (1910)
  • Pleurothallis scleropus Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 27: 53 (1929)
  • Pleurothallis juninensis var. angustifolia C.Schweinf., Bot. Mus. Leafl. 16: 52 (1951)
  • Pleurothallis mariae I.Bock, Die Orchidee (Hamburg) 36: 128 (1985)
  • Pleurothallis sugdenii Luer, Orquideologia 20: 229 (1996)

References

• Lindley, J. 1835. Edwards's Botanical Register 21: sub t. 1797.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2006. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 4 Epidendroideae (Part one); page 3851 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850712-7. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2017. Pleurothallis discoidea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2017 November 14. Reference page. 
• Emonocot.org 2017. Pleurothallis discoidea in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published online. Accessed: 2017 November 14.
• Tropicos.org 2017. Pleurothallis discoidea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 November 2017.
• International Plant Names Index. 2017. Pleurothallis discoidea. Published online. Accessed: 14 November 2017.
• The Plant List 2013. Pleurothallis discoidea in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2017 November 14.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Brazil Brazil North. Regional: Caribbean Jamaica, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuelan Antilles. Regional: Central America Costa Rica, Honduras, Panamá. Regional: Northern South America French Guiana, Suriname, Venezuela. Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

Vernacular names

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