Prosthechea aemula

Prosthechea aemula

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Epidendreae
Subtribus: Laeliinae
Genus: Prosthechea
Species: Prosthechea aemula

Name

Prosthechea aemula (Lindl.) W.E.Higgins, Phytologia 82: 376 (1997 publ. 1998).

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Epidendrum aemulum Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 22: t. 1898 (1836).
• Homotypic
  • Epidendrum fragrans var. aemulum (Lindl.) Barb.Rodr., Gen. Spec. Orchid. 2: 136 (1881).
  • Encyclia fragrans subsp. aemula (Lindl.) Dressler, Phytologia 21: 440 (1971).
  • Encyclia aemula (Lindl.) Carnevali & I.Ramírez, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45: 1257 (1993).
  • Anacheilium aemulum (Lindl.) Withner & P.A.Harding, Cattleyas & Relatives: Debatable Epidendrums: 42 (2004).
• Heterotypic
  • Epidendrum cordatum Vell., Fl. Flumin. 9: t. 38 (1831). nom. illeg.
  • Epidendrum cordifolium Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 557 (1840).
  • Epidendrum aemulum var. brevistriatum Rchb.f., Linnaea 41: 37 (1876).
  • Epidendrum fragrans var. alticallum Barb.Rodr., Gen. Spec. Orchid. 2: 138 (1882).
  • Epidendrum fragrans var. janeirense Barb.Rodr., Gen. Spec. Orchid. 2: 137 (1882).
  • Epidendrum fragrans var. micranthum Barb.Rodr., Gen. Spec. Orchid. 2: 138 (1882).
  • Epidendrum fragrans var. rivularium Barb.Rodr., Gen. Spec. Orchid. 2: 137 (1882).
  • Epidendrum fragrans var. brevistriatum (Rchb.f.) Cogn., C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 3(5): 85 (1898).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Southern America Central America Panama. Caribbean Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Islands. Northern South America French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela. Western South America Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru. Brazil Brazil West-Central, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil North, Brazil South. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Higgins, W.E. 1997. Phytologia 82 (5): 376.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Prosthechea aemula in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Jul 30. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2026. Prosthechea aemula. 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 Jul 30. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. {{subst:CNTYEAR}}. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Prosthechea aemula. Accessed: 30 Jul {{subst:CNTYEAR}}. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Prosthechea aemula. Published online. Accessed: 30 Jul 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

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