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)

Synonyms

• 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.

References

• Brown, R. 1813. in W.T.Aiton, Hortus Kewensis. 5: 217.
• 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. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 20. Broughtonia sanguinea in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 20 Sept. 2012.
• Emonocot.org 2014. Broughtonia sanguinea in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2014 Sep. 10.
• Tropicos.org 20. Broughtonia sanguinea . Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 20 Sept. 2012.
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Broughtonia sanguinea. Published online. Accessed 12 January 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Broughtonia sanguinea in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2014 Sep. 10.

Distribution

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

Vernacular names

English: Blood red Broughtonia

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