Polycycnis Rchb.f.
First published in Bonplandia (Hannover) 3: 218 (1855)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Costa Rica to S. Tropical America.
Distribution
Native to:
Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Panamá, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela
Synonyms
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Polycycnopsis Szlach. in Polish Bot. J. 51: 34 (2006)
Accepted Species
- Polycycnis aurita Dressler
- Polycycnis escobariana G.Gerlach
- Polycycnis lehmannii Rolfe
- Polycycnis lepida Linden & Rchb.f.
- Polycycnis muscifera (Lindl. & Paxton) Rchb.f.
- Polycycnis ornata Garay
- Polycycnis pfisteri Senghas, Tagges. & G.Gerlach
- Polycycnis surinamensis C.Schweinf.
- Polycycnis villegasiana G.Gerlach
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.
- 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:
Sources
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0