Orchidaceae
Otostylis

Otostylis alba (Ridl.) Summerh.

First published in Kew Bull. 6: 293 (1951)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Venezuela to Guyana. It is an epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Guyana, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Chocce, M. & Janovec, J.P. (2004). A Synopsis of the Genus Otostylis (Orchidaceae: Maxillarieae Subtribe Zygopetalinae) with a new Record from Southern Peru. Sida 21: 841-852.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Meneguzzo, T.E.C., Baumgratz, J.F.A. & van den Berg, C. (2015). Taxonomic studies in the Aganisia complex (Orchidaceae, Zygopetalinae). Phytotaxa 238: 1-39.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela. [Cited as Otostylis lepida.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Chocce, M. & Janovec, J.P. (2004). A Synopsis of the Genus Otostylis (Orchidaceae: Maxillarieae Subtribe Zygopetalinae) with a new Record from Southern Peru. Sida 21: 841-852.
  • Meneguzzo, T.E.C., Baumgratz, J.F.A. & van den Berg, C. (2015). Taxonomic studies in the Aganisia complex (Orchidaceae, Zygopetalinae). Phytotaxa 238: 1-39.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2012 Thurn, E.F. im [360], Guyana Aganisia alba K000589020 syntype Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 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 2023. 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 2023. 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