Sobralia dichotoma

Sobralia dichotoma

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Monocota Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Sobralieae
Genus: Sobralia
Species: Sobralia dichotoma

Name

Sobralia dichotoma Ruiz & Pav. , Syst. Veg. Fl. Peruv. Chil. 1: 232 (1798).

• Type species

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Brasolia dichotoma (Ruiz & Pav.) Baranow, Dudek & Szlach. in Pl. Syst. Evol. 303: 868 (2017).
  • Cattleya dichotoma (Ruiz & Pav.) Beer in Prakt. Stud. Orchid.: 215 (1854).
• Heterotypic
  • Cattleya tichotoma Beer in Prakt. Stud. Orchid.: 215 (1854), orth. var.
  • Sobralia mandonii Rchb.f. in Xenia Orchid. 2: 175 (1873).
  • Sobralia mandonii f. coerulea Christenson in Orchids (West Palm Beach) 71: 998 (2002).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Ruiz López, H. & Pavón, J.A. (1798), Systema Vegetabilium Florae Peruvianae et Chilensis 1: 232.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2026. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Sobralia dichotoma. Accessed: 2026 Apr 1.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Sobralia dichotoma in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Apr 1. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2026. Sobralia dichotoma. 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 Apr 1. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Sobralia dichotoma. Accessed: 1 Apr 2026. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Sobralia dichotoma. Published online. Accessed: 1 Apr 2026. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2026. Sobralia dichotoma. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 1 Apr 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

Runa Simi: Munti hamanq'ay

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