Broughtonia domingensis

Broughtonia domingensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Epidendreae
Subtribus: Laeliinae
Genus: Broughtonia
Species: Broughtonia domingensis

Name

Broughtonia domingensis (Lindl.) Rolfe, Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 5: 491 (1889).

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Cattleya domingensis Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 118 (1833).
• Homotypic
  • Laeliopsis domingensis (Lindl.) Lindl., Paxton's Fl. Gard. 3: 155 (1853).
  • Bletia domingensis (Lindl.) Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 432 (1862).
  • Laelia domingensis (Lindl.) Millsp., Publ. Field Columb. Mus., Bot. Ser. 2: 32 (1900).
• Heterotypic
  • Broughtonia lilacina Henrard, Gard. Mag. Bot. 3: 201 (1851).
  • Broughtonia violacea S.Moore & Ayres, Gard. Mag. Bot. 3: 201 (1851), not validly publ.
  • Laeliopsis domingensis var. alba Ariza-Julia & J.Jiménez Alm., Rhodora 62: 236 (1960).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Caribbean Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Puerto Rico. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Rolfe, R.A. 1889. The Gardeners' Chronicle: a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects. ser. 3 5: 491.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Broughtonia domingensis. Accessed: 2023 Jul 26.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Broughtonia domingensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jul 26. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Broughtonia domingensis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jul 26. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Broughtonia domingensis. Accessed: 26 Jul 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Broughtonia domingensis. Published online. Accessed: 26 Jul 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Broughtonia domingensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 Jul 2023.

Vernacular names

English: King orchid

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