Orchidaceae
Cheiradenia

Cheiradenia cuspidata Lindl.

First published in Fol. Orchid. 4: 1 (1853)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. Trinidad, N. South America to Brazil (Amapá). It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil North, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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 Leprieur, F.M.R. [114] French Guiana K000857194 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2012 Leprieur, F.M.R. [108] French Guiana K000857193 Lectotype Yes
Mar 1, 2009 Redden, K.M., et al. [1886] Guyana K000718140 Yes
Jan 1, 2003 Jansen-Jacobs, M.J., et al. [6283] Suriname K000364700 Yes
Guyana K:SPC-08247.000 No
Sandwith, N.Y. [1149] Guyana K:SPC-08246.000 No
Apr 1, 1994 Thurn, E.F., im [1966] Guyana Cheiradenia imthurnii K000589033 Type Yes
Appun, C.F. [745] Guyana Cheiradenia imthurnii K000589031 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jenman [2525] Guyana Cheiradenia imthurnii K000589032 Unknown Type Material Yes
Edwards, P.J. [1268] Guyana Cheiradenia imthurnii K:SPC-42992.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • 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 2024. 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 2024. 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