Broughtonia sanguinea

Broughtonia sanguinea

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: Broughtonia
Species: Broughtonia sanguinea

Name

Broughtonia sanguinea (Sw.) R.Br. in W.T.Aiton, Hortus Kew. 5: 217 (1813).

• Type species:

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Epidendrum sanguineum Sw., Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ.: 124 (1788).
• Homotypic
  • Dendrobium sanguineum (Sw.) Sw., Nova Acta Regiae Soc. Sci. Upsal. 6: 82 (1799) .
  • Broughtonia coccinea Hook., Bot. Mag. 63: t. 3536 (1836), nom. illeg.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Caribbean Jamaica. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Brown, R. 1813. in W.T.Aiton, Hortus Kewensis. 5: 217.

Additional references

• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2006. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 4 Epidendroideae (Part one); page 210 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850712-7. Reference page. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Broughtonia sanguinea. Accessed: 2023 Jul 26.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Broughtonia sanguinea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jul 26. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Broughtonia sanguinea. 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 Jul 26. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Broughtonia sanguinea. Accessed: 26 Jul 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Broughtonia sanguinea. Published online. Accessed: 26 Jul 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Broughtonia sanguinea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 Jul 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Blood red Broughtonia
中文: 紫薇兰

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