Polycycnis

Polycycnis silvana

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Cymbidieae
Subtribus: Stanhopeinae
Genus: Polycycnis

Overview of species (15)

P. annectans – P. aurita – P. blancoi – P. escobariana – P. grandiflora – P. grayi – P. lehmannii – P. lepida – P. muscifera – P. ornata – P. pfisteri – P. silvana – P. surinamensis – P. tortuosa – P. villegasiana

Name

Polycycnis Rchb.f., Bonplandia (Hannover) 3: 218 (1855)

• Type species: Polycycnis muscifera (Lindl. & Paxton) Rchb.f., Bonplandia (Hannover) 3: 218 (1855)

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Polycycnopsis Szlach., Polish Bot. J. 51: 34 (2006)

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 5: Epidendroideae (Part two); page 434 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-850713-0
  
• Reichenbach, H.G. 1855. Bonplandia 3(15–16): 218.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Polycycnis. Accessed: 2021 Apr 12.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Polycycnis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Apr 12. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Polycycnis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Apr 12. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. Polycycnis. 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. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Apr 12. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Polycycnis. Published online. Accessed: 12 Apr 2021.
• Photo collections of Polycycnis from Botanical Garden Munich
• Tropicos.org 2021. Polycycnis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Apr 2021.

Vernacular names

перем коми: Полицикнис
коми: Полицикнис
кырык мары: Полицикнис
удмурт: Полицикнис

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