Trichoceros platyceros

Trichoceros platyceros fig. III

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Cymbidieae
Subtribus: Oncidiinae
Genus: Trichoceros
Species: Trichoceros platyceros

Name

Trichoceros platyceros Rchb.f., Xenia Orchid. 1: 22 (1854)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Trichoceros muralis var. platyceros (Rchb.f.) C.Schweinf., Bot. Mus. Leafl. 17: 58 (1955)

References

• Reichenbach, H.G. 1854. Xenia Orchidacea 1: 22, t. 9, f. III.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 5: Epidendroideae (Part two); page 378 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-850713-0
  
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2016. Trichoceros platyceros in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2016 Dec. 15. Reference page. 
• Emonocot.org 2016. Trichoceros platyceros in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published online. Accessed: 2016 Dec. 15.
• Tropicos.org 2016. Trichoceros platyceros. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Dec. 2016.
• International Plant Names Index. 2016. Trichoceros platyceros. Published online. Accessed: 15. Dec. 2016.

Distribution

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

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