Orchidaceae
Cyrtopodium

Cyrtopodium gonzalezii L.C.Menezes

First published in Bol. CAOB 5(1): 9 (1995)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Central Brazil (to Minas Gerais). It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Braem, G.J. (2005). On the validity and priority of Cyrtopodium gonzalezii L.C.Menezes. Boletim CAOB 57(1): 8-13.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Romero-González, G.A., Batista, J.A.N. & de Bem Bianchetti, L. (2008). A synopsis of the genus Cyrtopodium (Catasetinae: Orchidaceae). Harvard Papers in Botany 13: 189-206. [Cited as Cyrtopodium brunneum.]
  • Schinini, A. (2010). Orquídeas nativas del Paraguay. Rojasiana 9: 1-316. [Cited as Cyrtopodium brandonianum.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Romero-González, G.A., Batista, J.A.N. & de Bem Bianchetti, L. (2008). A synopsis of the genus Cyrtopodium (Catasetinae: Orchidaceae). Harvard Papers in Botany 13: 189-206.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 1, 2003 Batista, J.A.N. [1254], Brazil Cyrtopodium brunneum K000395910 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 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