Pescatoria

Pescatoria cerina
Typus of Pescatoria

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: Pescatoria

Overview of species (21)

P. backhousiana – P. cerina – P. cochlearis – P. coelestis – P. coronaria – P. dayana – P. ecuadorana – P. hemixantha – P. hirtzii – P. klabochorum – P. lalindei – P. lamellosa – P. lawrenceana – P. lehmannii – P. pulvinaris – P. russeliana – P. schroederiana – P. triumphans – P. violacea – P. wallisii – P. whitei

Nothospecies: (3)

P. × bella – P. × gairiana – P. × pallens 

Name

Pescatoria Rchb.f., Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 10: 667 (1852).

• Type species: Pescatoria cerina (Lindl. & Paxton) Rchb.f., Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 10: 667 (1852).

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Bollea Rchb.f., Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 10: 667 (1852).
  • Pescatorea Rchb.f., Gard. Chron. 1869: 710 (1869), orth. var.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Brazil Brazil North. Central America Costa Rica, Panamá. Northern South America French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela. Western South America Colombia, Ecuador, Peruy. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Reichenbach, H.G. 1852. Botanische Zeitung. Berlin 10: 667.

Additional references

• Harding, P.A. (2008) Huntleyas and Related Orchids. Timber Press, Portland, Oregon.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 5: Epidendroideae (Part two); page 521 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-850713-0
  

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Pescatoria. Accessed: 2023 Dec 28.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Pescatoria in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Dec 28. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Pescatoria. 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 Dec 28. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Pescatoria. Accessed: 28 Dec 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Pescatoria. Published online. Accessed: 28 Dec 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Pescatoria. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 Dec 2023.

Vernacular names

中文: 修丽兰属

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