Orchidaceae
Oncidium

Oncidium ensatum Lindl.

First published in Edwards's Bot. Reg. 28(Misc.): 17 (1842)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Florida to Cuba, S. Mexico to NW. Venezuela. It is a pseudobulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bahamas, Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Florida, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Venezuela

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hammel, B.E. & al. (2003). Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica 3: 1-884. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Königer, W. (2005). Oncidium. Eine Monographie / A Monograph 2: 1-256. Verlag Helga Königer, München.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Königer, W. (2005). Oncidium. Eine Monographie / A Monograph 2: 1-256. Verlag Helga Königer, München.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Chase, M.W. [13225] K:SPC-70558.000 No
Chase [15879] K:SPC-71103.000 No
Hartweg [s.n.] Mexico K000463032 Unknown Type Material Yes
K:SPC-70673.000 No
Belize K:SPC-13326.000 No
Chase, M.W.C. [83119] Mexico K:SPC-75762.000 No
Warscewicz [s.n.] Panama Oncidium cerebriferum K000463031 Unknown Type Material Yes
Oncidium floridanum K:SPC-77228.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0