Orchidaceae
Prosthechea

Prosthechea bulbosa (Vell.) W.E.Higgins

First published in Phytologia 82: 377 (1997 publ. 1998)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. & S. Brazil to Paraguay. It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Paraguay

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Chiron, G.R. & Bolsanello, R.X. (2013). Orchidées du Brésil. As orquídeas da Serra do Castelo (Espírito Santo, Brasil) 3: 1-389. Chiron.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Pansarin, E.R. & Pansarin, L.M. (2008). A família Orchidaceae na Serra do Japi, São Paulo, Brasil. Rodriguésia; Revista do Instituto de Biologia Vegetal, Jardim Botânico e Estaçao Biologica do Itatiaya 59: 87-98.
  • da Rocha Fiuza de Melo, M.M. & al. (eds.) (2007). Flora Fanerogâmica da Ilha do Cardoso 12: 1-289. Instituto de Botânica, São Paulo, Brasil.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Chiron, G.R. & Bolsanello, R.X. (2013). Orchidées du Brésil. As orquídeas da Serra do Castelo (Espírito Santo, Brasil) 3: 1-389. Chiron.
  • da Rocha Fiuza de Melo, M.M. & al. (eds.) (2007). Flora Fanerogâmica da Ilha do Cardoso 12: 1-289. Instituto de Botânica, São Paulo, Brasil.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 1, 2024 s.coll. [s.n.] K000878568 Yes
Nov 1, 2012 s.coll. [s.n.] K000878611 Yes
Nov 1, 2012 Dusén, P. [s.n.] Brazil K000878605 Yes
Nov 1, 2012 Miers, J. [s.n.] Brazil K000878628 Yes
Nov 1, 2012 s.coll. [s.n.] K000878615 Yes
Nov 1, 2012 Dusén, P. [14458] Brazil K000878604 Yes
Nov 1, 2012 Widgren [776] Brazil K000878629 Yes
Nov 1, 2012 s.coll. [s.n.] K000878612 Yes
Nov 1, 2012 s.coll. [s.n.] K000878609 Yes
Nov 1, 2012 s.coll. [s.n.] K000878610 Yes
Nov 1, 2012 s.coll. [s.n.] K000878608 Yes
Nov 1, 2012 Usteri, A. [10] Brazil K000878603 Yes
Nov 1, 2012 s.coll. [s.n.] K000878614 Yes
Nov 1, 2012 s.coll. [s.n.] K000878616 Yes
Nov 1, 2012 Gardner [243] Brazil K000878606 Yes
Nov 1, 2012 s.coll. [s.n.] K000878613 Yes
Nov 1, 2012 s.coll. [122] Brazil K000878617 Yes
Nov 1, 2012 s.coll. [s.n.] K000878607 Yes
Mar 1, 2006 s.coll. [s.n.] K000878627 Yes
Mar 1, 2006 s.coll. [s.n.] K000878624 Yes
Mar 1, 2006 s.coll. [s.n.] K000878619 Yes
Mar 1, 2006 Weir, J. [463] Brazil K000878631 Yes
Mar 1, 2006 s.coll. [s.n.] K000878626 Yes
Mar 1, 2006 s.coll. [s.n.] K000878618 Yes
Mar 1, 2006 Burbridge, F.W. [s.n.] K000878623 Yes
Mar 1, 2006 Weir, J. [463] Brazil K000878620 Yes
Mar 1, 2006 s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil K000878630 Yes
Mar 1, 2006 Lindeman, J.C.; Haas, J.H. [4631] Brazil K000878621 Yes
Mar 1, 2006 s.coll. [s.n.] K000878622 Yes
Mar 1, 2006 Glaziou [17259] Brazil K000878625 Yes
Jul 1, 2004 Ganev, W. [3060] Brazil K000293606 Yes
Jul 1, 2004 Ganev, W. [382] Brazil K000293605 Yes
Harley, R.M. [21070] Brazil Encyclia bulbosa K:SPC-46154.000 No
Harley, R.M. Brazil Encyclia bulbosa K:SPC-45425.000 No
Epidendrum inversum K:SPC-20179.000 No
Brazil Epidendrum inversum K:SPC-35431.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. 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