Orchidaceae

Lycaste Lindl.

First published in Edwards's Bot. Reg. 29(Misc.): 14 (1843)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Mexico to Tropical America.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

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.
  • 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.
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2009). Epidendroideae (Part two). Genera Orchidacearum 5: 1-585. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 10, 2003 s.coll. [s.n.] Ecuador K:SPC-71024.000 No
Oct 1, 1991 s.coll. [s.n.] K000062151 Unknown Type Material Yes
Oct 1, 1991 Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] K000062150 Type Yes
Oct 1, 1991 Reichenbach, H.G. [s.n.] Costa Rica K000078352 Unknown Type Material Yes
Oct 1, 1991 Reichenbach, H.G. [s.n.] K000062149 Unknown Type Material Yes
Oakeley, H.F. [LA1018] K:SPC-77878.000 No
Oakeley, H.F. [LA1019] K:SPC-77879.000 No
Oakeley, H.F. [LA1020] K:SPC-67308.000 No
Lehmann [H.K.711] Colombia K000078973 Yes
Oakeley K:SPC-56101.000 No
K:SPC-12571.000 No
Oakeley, H.F. [LA1312] K:SPC-67600.000 No
Oakeley, H.F. [LA1301] K:SPC-67580.000 Isotype No
Oakeley, H.F. [LA1319] K:SPC-78934.000 No
Oakeley, H.F. [LA1337] K:SPC-78939.000 No
Oakeley, H.F. [LA1335] K:SPC-67748.000 No
Oakeley, H.F. [LA1327] K:SPC-67120.000 No
Oakeley, H.F. [LA1331] K:SPC-78936.000 No
Oakeley, H.F. [LA1292] K:SPC-67112.000 No
Oakeley, H.F. [LA1269] K:SPC-78797.000 No
Oakeley, H.F. [LA1262] K:SPC-67110.000 No
Oakeley, H.F. [LA1268] K:SPC-78927.000 Isotype No
Oakeley, H.F. [LA1175] K:SPC-78639.000 No
Oakeley, H.F. Costa Rica K:SPC-57388.000 No
Oakeley, H. [s.n.] K:SPC-56229.000 No
Peru K000588974 Unknown Type Material Yes
Costa Rica K:SPC-56048.000 No
Peru K000588976 Unknown Type Material Yes
K:SPC-64433.000 No
Guatemala K:SPC-56091.000 No
Ecuador K:SPC-65015.000 No
K:SPC-56224.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K000396284 Type Yes
Guatemala K:SPC-56210.000 No
Ecuador K:SPC-64032.000 No
Oakeley, H.F. [s.n.] Costa Rica K000396282 Type Yes
K000588973 Unknown Type Material Yes
K000588972 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hodgson, I. [251] Ecuador K:SPC-51811.000 No
Costa Rica K:SPC-56047.000 No
K:SPC-26116.000 No
Adams, B.R. [257] Belize K:SPC-43886.000 No
Costa Rica K:SPC-56044.000 No
K:SPC-14340.000 No
K:SPC-13302.000 No
Oakeley, H. K:SPC-57309.000 No
Oakeley, H. [s.n.] K:SPC-56103.000 No
Oakeley, H.F. [LA1098] K:SPC-67378.000 No
Oakeley, H.F. [LA1055] K:SPC-78940.025 No
Oakeley, H.F. [LA1037] K:SPC-67312.000 No
Oakeley, H.F. K:SPC-57518.000 No
K:SPC-70875.000 No
Oakeley, H.F. Costa Rica K:SPC-60562.000 No
K:SPC-63697.000 No
Oakeley, H. [HFO A:69] K:SPC-57245.000 No
Peru K:SPC-48469.000 No
Ecuador K:SPC-64033.000 No
K:SPC-65011.000 No
Oakeley, H. [HFO A:3/4] Costa Rica K:SPC-57243.000 No
Mason, L.M. [2064] Peru K:SPC-30660.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K000396257 Type Yes
United Kingdom K:SPC-26381.000 No
Costa Rica K:SPC-63702.000 No
Kennteaw, W. [s.n.] Peru K000396307 Type Yes
K:SPC-27788.000 No
Hodgson, I.G. [250] Ecuador K:SPC-51799.000 No
K:SPC-41146.000 No
K:SPC-25975.000 No
K000588977 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K:SPC-76722.000 No
Oakeley, H. K:SPC-57308.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] El Salvador K000396308 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000396306 Type Yes
K:SPC-65016.000 No
K:SPC-12566.000 No
Oakeley, H. [HFO A:13] Guatemala K:SPC-57534.000 No
Young, E.E. [9] K:SPC-07203.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Costa Rica K:SPC-56046.000 No
Honduras K:SPC-71155.000 No
K:SPC-13301.000 No
[B.] K:SPC-28629.000 No
Peru K000588975 Unknown Type Material Yes
K:SPC-14217.000 No

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. 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