Orchidaceae
Skeptrostachys

Skeptrostachys gigantea (Cogn.) Garay

First published in Bot. Mus. Leafl. 28: 359 (1980 publ. 1982)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Central Brazil to Argentina (Misiones). It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Brazil West-Central, Paraguay, Uruguay

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Schinini, A. (2010). Orquídeas nativas del Paraguay. Rojasiana 9: 1-316.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2022). https://doi.org/10.1590/0102-33062021abb0333. epublication.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Clayton, W.D. [4924] Brazil K000878196 Yes
Irwin, H.S.; Souza, R.; Santos, R.R. [11622] Brazil K000878194 Yes
Heringer, E.P. [20567] Brazil K000878193 Yes
Irwin, H.S.; Grear, J.W., Jr.; Souza, R.; Santos, R.R. [13114] Brazil K000878195 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [22165] Brazil K000880340 Syntype Yes
Lewin [1162] Stenorrhynchos giganteum K:SPC-74060.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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 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