Orchidaceae
Cyrtopodium

Cyrtopodium palmifrons Rchb.f. & Warm.

First published in H.G.Reichenbach, Otia Bot. Hamburg.: 88 (1881)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. & S. Brazil to NE. Argentina. It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Paraguay

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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.
  • 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.
  • Schinini, A. (2010). Orquídeas nativas del Paraguay. Rojasiana 9: 1-316.

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.
  • Schinini, A. (2010). Orquídeas nativas del Paraguay. Rojasiana 9: 1-316.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [s.n.] K000940667 Unknown type material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000940669 Unknown type material Yes
Dusén, P. [16155], Brazil K000940668 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