Orchidaceae
Prosthechea

Prosthechea moojenii (Pabst) W.E.Higgins

First published in Phytologia 82: 379 (1997 publ. 1998)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Brazil (Bahia, Minas Gerais). It is a pseudobulbous lithophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Toscano de Brito, A.L.V. & Cribb, P. (2006). Orquídeas da Chapada Diamantina: 1-400. Nova Fronteira, Brazil.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Toscano de Brito, A.L.V. & Cribb, P. (2006). Orquídeas da Chapada Diamantina: 1-400. Nova Fronteira, Brazil.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 1, 2012 Harley, R.M. [22587] Brazil K000878645 Yes
Jul 1, 2004 Ganev, W. [2312] Brazil K000293637 Yes
Jul 1, 2004 Furlan, A.; Cordeiro, I.; Pirani, J.R.; Menezes, N.L. [CFCR294] Brazil K000293635 Yes
Jul 1, 2004 Harley, R.M.; Bromley, G.L.; Carvalho, A.M.; Soares Nunes, J.M.; Hage, J.L.; Santos, E.B. [22587] Brazil K000293636 Yes
Jul 1, 2004 Lewis, G.P.; Carvalho, A.M.; Hage, J.L. [957] Brazil K000293648 Yes
Lewis, G.P. [957] Brazil K000878644 Yes
Harley, R.M. [22587] Brazil Encyclia moojenii K:SPC-47452.000 No
Hage; Lewis; de Carvalho [957] Brazil Encyclia moojenii K:SPC-53887.000 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