Scuticaria (Orchidaceae)

Scuticaria steelei (Typus)

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Cymbidieae
Subtribus: Maxillariinae
Genus: Scuticaria

Overview of species (12)

S. bahiensis – S. bueraremensis – S. guainiana – S. hadwenii – S. irwiniana – S. itirapinensis – S. kautskyi – S. novaesii – S. peruviana – S. salesiana – S. steelei – S. strictifolia

Name

Scuticaria Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 29 (Misc.): 14. (1843)

• Type species: Scuticaria steelei (Hook.) Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 29(Misc.): 14 (1843)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Scuticaria range map Southern America Northern South America French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela. Western South America Colombia, Ecuador, Peru. Brazil Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil North. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Lindley, J. 1843. Edwards's Botanical Register 29: Misc. 14.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 5: Epidendroideae (Part two); page 200 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-850713-0
  

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Scuticaria (Orchidaceae). Accessed: 2021 May 28.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Scuticaria in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 28. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Scuticaria in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 28. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. Scuticaria. 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 May 28. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Scuticaria. Published online. Accessed: 28 May 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Scuticaria. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 May 2021.

Vernacular names

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