Orchidaceae
Phloeophila

Phloeophila nummularia (Rchb.f.) Garay

First published in Orquideologia 9: 118 (1974)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Cuba, Ecuador, Bolivia, SE. Brazil. It is an epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil Southeast, Cuba, Ecuador

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Luer, C.A. (2006). Icones Pleurothallidinarum XXVIII. A reconsideration of Masdevallia, systematics of Specklinia and vegetatively similar taxa (Orchidaceae). Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 105: 1-281. Missouri Botanical Garden.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Pleurothallis nummularia.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Luer, C.A. (2006). Icones Pleurothallidinarum XXVIII. A reconsideration of Masdevallia, systematics of Specklinia and vegetatively similar taxa (Orchidaceae). Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 105: 1-281. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 1, 2000 Wright, C. [1513], Cuba Pleurothallis nummularia K000584087 isotype Yes
Jul 1, 1998 Wright, C. [1513], Cuba Pleurothallis nummularia K000674239 isotype Yes
Wright [1573] Pleurothallis nummularia 61194.000 No

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 2022 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 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0