Pabstiella tripterantha

Pabstiella tripterantha

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Epidendreae
Subtribus: Pleurothallidinae
Genus: Pabstiella

Species: Pabstiella tripterantha

Name

Pabstiella tripterantha (Rchb.f.) F.Barros, Bradea 8(43): 296 (2002).

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Pleurothallis tripterantha Rchb.f. in Bonplandia (Hannover) 2: 24 (1854).
• Homotypic
  • Anthereon tripteranthus (Rchb.f.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase in Lindleyana 16: 252 (2001).
  • Humboltia tripterantha (Rchb.f.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 668 (1891).
  • Specklinia tripterantha (Rchb.f.) Luer in Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 95: 264 (2004).
• Heterotypic
  • Humboltia procumbens (Lindl.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 668 (1891).
  • Humboltia tripterygia (Rchb.f.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 668 (1891).
  • Lepanthes tricarinata Barb.Rodr. in Gen. Spec. Orchid. 2: 43 (1881).
  • Masdevallia carpophora Kraenzl. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 17: 427 (1921).
  • Masdevallia tricarinata (Barb.Rodr.) F.Lehm. & Kraenzl. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 26: 456 (1899).
  • Pleurothallis hamata Rolfe ex Ames in Schedul. Orchid. 3: 8 (1923).
  • Pleurothallis hunteriana Schltr. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 17: 20 (1922).
  • Pleurothallis medellinensis Schltr. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 7: 236 (1920).
  • Pleurothallis procumbens Lindl. in Fol. Orchid. 9: 35 (1859).
  • Pleurothallis trialata Cogn. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 3(4): 500 (1896).
  • Pleurothallis tripterygia Rchb.f. in Bonplandia (Hannover) 2: 24 (1854).
  • Scaphosepalum carpophorum (Kraenzl.) Garay in Bot. Mus. Leafl. 21: 251 (1967).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Central America Costa Rica, Panama. Northern South America Venezuela. Western South America Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru. Brazil Brazil Southeast, Brazil South. Southern South America Argentina Northeast. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Barros, F. de 2002, Bradea; Boletim do Herbarium Bradeanum. Rio de Janeiro 8(43): 296.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2026. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Pabstiella tripterantha. Accessed: 2026 Feb 13.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Pabstiella tripterantha in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Feb 13. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2026. Pabstiella tripterantha. 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. 2026. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Feb 13. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Pabstiella tripterantha. Accessed: 13 Feb 2026. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Pabstiella tripterantha. Published online. Accessed: 13 Feb 2026. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2026. Pabstiella tripterantha. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Feb 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

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