Prosthechea abbreviata

Taxonavigation[edit]

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

Prosthechea abbreviata (Schltr.) W.E.Higgins, Phytologia 82: 376. (1997 publ. 1998)

Basionym
- Epidendrum abbreviatum Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 3: 107 (1906)
Homotypic
- Encyclia abbreviata (Schltr.) Dressler, Brittonia 13: 264 (1961)
- Anacheilium abbreviatum (Schltr.) Withner & P.A.Harding, Cattleyas & Relatives: Debatable Epidendrums: 40 (2004)
Heterotypic
- Epidendrum prorepens Ames, Schedul. Orchid. 2: 33 (1923)

Higgins, W.E. (1997) Phytologia 82 (5): 376.
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2006. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 4 Epidendroideae (Part one); page 294 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850712-7. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Prosthechea abbreviata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Mar. 3. Reference page.
Emonocot.org 2013. Prosthechea abbreviata in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Sept. 9.
Tropicos.org 2013. Prosthechea abbreviata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 3 Mar. 2013.
International Plant Names Index. 2013. Prosthechea abbreviata. Published online. Accessed: 3. Mar. 2013.
The Plant List 2013. Prosthechea abbreviata in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2014 Aug. 26.

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Southeast. Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá. Regional: Western South America Colombia, Ecuador. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

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