Catasetum mentosum Lem.
First published in Jard. Fleur. 3(Misc.): 65 (1853)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. Brazil. It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Brazil North
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Catasetum atratum var. mentosum (Lem.) Mansf. in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 10: 477 (1928)
- Myanthus mentosus (Lem.) Bosse in Vollst. Handb. Bl.-Gärtn., ed. 2, 5: 279 (1854)
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.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Sources
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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
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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