Catasetum macrocarpum Rich. ex Kunth

First published in Syn. Pl. Aequin. 1: 330 (1822)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Trinidad-Tobago to N. Argentina. It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is has environmental uses.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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PAFTOL

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Chiron, G.R. & Bolsanello, R.X. (2013). Orchidées du Brésil. As orquídeas da Serra do Castelo (Espírito Santo, Brasil) 3: 1-389. Chiron.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Pessoa, E., de Barros, F. & Alves, M. (2015). Orchidaceae from Viruá National Park, Roraima, Brazilian Amazon. Phytotaxa 192: 61-96.
  • Toscano de Brito, A.L.V. & Cribb, P. (2006). Orquídeas da Chapada Diamantina: 1-400. Nova Fronteira, Brazil.
  • de Fraga, C.N. & Peixoto, A.L. (2004). Florística e ecologia das Orchidaceae das restingas do estado do Espírito Santo. Rodriguésia; Revista do Instituto de Biologia Vegetal, Jardim Botânico e Estaçao Biologica do Itatiaya 55: 5-20.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2022). http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/2175-7860202273044. epublication.
  • (2022). http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/2175-7860202273103. epublication.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • CITES (2021). Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. https://cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • GRIN (2021). Germplasm Resources Information Network from the United States Department of Agriculture. https://www.ars-grin.gov/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 1, 2004 Brazil K000293873 No
[Lindley] [[174]] K000588822 Unknown Type Material Yes
Brazil K:SPC-22628.000 No
Philcox, D.; Fereira, A.; Bertoldo, J. [3556] Brazil K000847098 Yes
K:SPC-10229.000 No
da Silva, J.B.F. Brazil K:SPC-58735.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K000847100 Yes
Brazil K:SPC-18746.000 No
K000588823 Unknown Type Material Yes
Harrison, S.G. [1119] Guyana K:SPC-18799.000 No
Nuernbergk, E.L. K:SPC-42065.000 No
Miers, J. [3540] Brazil K000847101 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000847103 Yes
Nuernbergk, E.L. K:SPC-43839.000 No
K:SPC-14161.000 No
Philcox, D.; Fereira, A.; Bertoldo, J. [3556] Brazil K000847096 Yes
Pedersen, T.M. [206] Argentina K001458485 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000847102 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [1931] K:SPC-10228.000 No
K:SPC-14282.000 No
Trinidad and Tobago K:SPC-05652.000 No
Brazil K000588821 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [1931] K:SPC-13639.000 No
K000588824 Unknown Type Material Yes
K:SPC-14162.000 No
K:SPC-14283.000 No
K:SPC-13640.000 No
Nuernbergk, E.L. K:SPC-43838.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K000847099 Yes
K:SPC-13641.000 No
K:SPC-32155.000 No
Pedersen, T.M. [206], Argentina K001458485 Yes

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