Arpophyllum giganteum

Arpophyllum giganteum

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: Arpophyllum
Species: Arpophyllum giganteum
Subspecies: (3)
A. g. subsp. alpinum – A. g. subsp. giganteum – A. g. subsp. medium

Name

Arpophyllum giganteum Hartw. ex Lindl., Ann. Nat. Hist. 4: 384 (1840)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Northern America Mexico Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast. Southern America Central America Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua. Caribbean Jamaica. Northern South America Venezuela. Western South America Colombia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hartweg, K.T. 1840. Annals of Natural History 4: 384.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2020. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Arpophyllum giganteum. Accessed: 2020 Sep 22.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Arpophyllum giganteum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Sep 22. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Arpophyllum giganteum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Sep 22. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Arpophyllum giganteum. Published online. Accessed: 22 Sep 2020.
• The Plant List 2013. Arpophyllum giganteum in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Sep 22.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Arpophyllum giganteum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 Sep 2020.

Vernacular names

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