Madisonia spiculifera (Lindl.) Toscano & E.C.Smidt
First published in Phytotaxa 505: 81 (2021)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Jamaica, Trinidad-Tobago to S. Tropical America. It is an epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Bolivia, Brazil North, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Anathallis spiculifera (Lindl.) Luer in Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 115: 259 (2009)
- Humboltia spiculifera (Lindl.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 668 (1891)
- Pleurothallis spiculifera Lindl. in Fol. Orchid. 9: 43 (1859)
- Specklinia spiculifera (Lindl.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase in Lindleyana 16: 259 (2001)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Humboltia acutissima (Lindl.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 667 (1891)
- Pleurothallis acutissima Lindl. in Fol. Orchid. 9: 43 (1859)
- Pleurothallis sertularioides var. trinitensis Griseb. in Fl. Brit. W. I.: 609 (1864)
- Pleurothallis trinitensis (Griseb.) Carnevali & G.A.Romero in G.A.Romero & G.Carnevali, Orchids Venezuela, ed. 2: 1145 (2000)
Publications
Kew Backbone Distributions
- (2021). https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.505.1.5. epublication.
- Koch, A.K., Moreira dos Santos, J.U. & Ilkiu-Borges, A.L. (2014). Sinopse das Orchidaceae holoepífitas e hemiepífitas da floresta nacional de Caxiuanã, PA, Brasil. Hoehnea 41: 129-148.
- Luer, C.A. (2006). Icones Pleurothallidinarum XXVIII. A reconsideration of Masdevallia, systematics of Specklinia and vegetatively similar taxa (Orchidaceae). Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 105: 1-281. Missouri Botanical Garden.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 1994 | Spruce, R. [2302], Brazil | Pleurothallis acutissima | K000584052 | isotype | Yes |
| Apr 1, 1994 | Spruce, R. [2302], Brazil | Pleurothallis acutissima | K000584053 | isotype | Yes |
| Crueger [s.n.], Trinidad & Tobago | Pleurothallis sertularioides var. trinitensis | K000584097 | Yes | ||
| Bradford [s.n], Trinidad & Tobago | Pleurothallis sertularioides var. trinitensis | K000584098 | Unknown type material | Yes | |
| Fendler, A. [794], Trinidad & Tobago | Pleurothallis sertularioides var. trinitensis | K000584096 | Yes | ||
| Apr 1, 1994 | Spruce, R. [3154], Brazil | Pleurothallis spiculifera | K000584054 | isotype | Yes |
| Apr 1, 1994 | Spruce, R. [3154], Brazil | Pleurothallis spiculifera | K000584055 | isotype | Yes |
| Philcox, D. [6301], Guyana | Pleurothallis spiculifera | 34987.000 | No | ||
| Philcox, D. [6301], Guyana | Pleurothallis spiculifera | 36608.000 | No | ||
| Edwards, P.J. [1150], Guyana | Pleurothallis spiculifera | 42982.000 | No | ||
| Spruce, R. [3154], Brazil | Pleurothallis spiculifera | 61576.000 | No | ||
| im Thurn, E. [70], Guyana | Pleurothallis spiculifera | 61582.000 | No | ||
| Spruce, R. [2302], Brazil | Pleurothallis spiculifera | 61589.000 | No | ||
| Becket, J.E. [8503], Guyana | Pleurothallis spiculifera | 61615.000 | No |
Sources
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Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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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
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Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0