Orchidaceae
Prosthechea

Prosthechea pachysepala (Klotzsch) Chiron & V.P.Castro

First published in Richardiana 3: 174 (2003)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Brazil. It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast

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.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Prosthechea crassilabia.]
  • Kolanowska, M., Hágsater, E., Szlachetko, D.L., Santiago Aala, E. & Sánchez, Saldaña, L. (2014). Orchids of the department of Valle del Cauca (Colombia) 2: 1-393. Koeltz Scientific Books. [Cited as Prosthechea crassilabia.]
  • Withner, C.L. & Harding, P.A. (2004). The Debatable Epidendrums. The Cattleyas and their relatives 7: 1-300. Timber press, Portland, Oregon. [Cited as Anacheilium crassilabium.]

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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 1, 2024 Williams, L.O.; Assis, V. [6496] Brazil K000878583 Yes
Jun 1, 2024 K000583887 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jun 1, 2024 s.coll. [27] K000583891 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jun 1, 2024 Brazil K000583888 Holotype Yes
Jun 1, 2024 Kawasaki, M.L.; Harley, R.M.; Stannard, B.; Oliveira, J.D.P. [CFCR 6630] Brazil K000878580 Yes
Jun 1, 2024 Irwin, H.S.; Fonsêca, S.F., da; Souza, R.; Reis dos Santos, R.; Ramos, J. [28535] Brazil K000878582 Yes
Schlim [1010] Colombia Epidendrum variegatum K000079670 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wright, C. [635] Cuba Epidendrum variegatum K000079672 Unknown Type Material Yes
Loddiges [s.n.] Brazil Epidendrum variegatum K000079667 Unknown Type Material Yes
Spruce, R. [1948] Brazil Epidendrum variegatum K000079669 Unknown Type Material Yes
Linden, J. [1435] Colombia Epidendrum variegatum K000079668 Unknown Type Material Yes
Matheus [s.n.] Peru Epidendrum variegatum K000079671 Unknown Type Material Yes

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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images