Scaphosepalum breve

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Epidendreae
Subtribus: Pleurothallidinae
Genus: Scaphosepalum
Species: Scaphosepalum breve

Name

Scaphosepalum breve (Rchb.f.) Rolfe, J. Bot. 28: 136 (1890)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Masdevallia brevis Rchb.f., Gard. Chron., n.s., 20: 588 (1883)
• Heterotypic
  • Scaphosepalum trachypus Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 6: 33 (1919)
  • Scaphosepalum nutans Kraenzl., Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 8: 136 (1922)

References

• Rolfe, R.A. 1890. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 28: 136.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2006. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 4 Epidendroideae (Part one); page 400 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850712-7. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2017. Scaphosepalum breve in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2017 January 26. Reference page. 
• Emonocot.org 2017. Scaphosepalum breve in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published online. Accessed: 2017 January 26.
• Tropicos.org 2017. Scaphosepalum breve. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 January 2017.
• International Plant Names Index. 2017. Scaphosepalum breve. Published online. Accessed: 26 January 2017.
• The Plant List 2013. Scaphosepalum breve in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2017 January 26.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Northern South America Guyana, Venezuela. Western South America Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition