Orchidaceae
Lycaste

Lycaste dowiana Endrés ex Rchb.f.

First published in Gard. Chron., n.s., 2: 194 (1874)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central America. It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Hammel, B.E. & al. (2003). Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica 3: 1-884. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Oakeley, H.F. (2007). A new infrageneric classification of Lycaste (Lindl.) and a checklist of species for the genus Lycaste. Orchid Digest 71: 196-208.
  • Oakeley, H.F. (2008). Lycaste, Ida and Anguloa. The essential guide: 1-445. Published by the author.

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 Lycaste macrophylla.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Hammel, B.E. & al. (2003). Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica 3: 1-884. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Oakeley, H.F. (2007). A new infrageneric classification of Lycaste (Lindl.) and a checklist of species for the genus Lycaste. Orchid Digest 71: 196-208.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oakeley, H.F. [LA1224] Costa Rica K:SPC-67417.000 No
Oakeley, H.F. [LA1211] Costa Rica K:SPC-67439.000 No
Chase, M.W.C. [84164] Costa Rica K:SPC-74742.000 No
K:SPC-14338.000 No
Oakeley, H.F. [LA1031] K:SPC-67273.000 No
Oakeley, H.F. [LA1209] K:SPC-67438.000 No
Oakeley, H. [HFO A:65] K:SPC-57247.000 No
Oakeley, H.F. [LA1221] K:SPC-67440.000 No
Oakeley, H.F. [LA1214] K:SPC-67414.000 No
Oakeley, H.F. [LA1210] Costa Rica K:SPC-67412.000 No
Oakeley, H.F. [LA1213] Costa Rica K:SPC-67413.000 No
K:SPC-63701.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • 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