Porroglossum echidna

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: Porroglossum
Species: Porroglossum echidna

Name

Porroglossum echidna (Rchb.f.) Garay, Svensk Bot. Tidskr. 47: 201 (1953)

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Masdevallia echidna Rchb.f., Bonplandia (Hannover) 3: 69 (1855)
• Homotypic
  • Scaphosepalum echidna (Rchb.f.) Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 7: 219 (1920)

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Garay, L.A. 1953. Svensk Botanisk Tidskrift 47: 201.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Porroglossum echidna in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 March 28. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Porroglossum echidna in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 March 28. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Porroglossum echidna. Published online. Accessed: 28 March 2019. Reference page.
• The Plant List 2013. Porroglossum echidna in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 March 28.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Porroglossum echidna. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 March 2019. Reference page.