Orchidaceae
Erycina

Erycina pusilla (L.) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase

First published in Lindleyana 16: 136 (2001)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Mexico to S. Tropical America, Trinidad. It is an epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as a medicine.

Distribution

Native to:

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

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bogarín, D., Serracín, Z., Samudio, Z., Rincón, R. & Pupulin, F. (2014). An updated checklist of the Orchidaceae of Panama. Lankesteriana 14: 135-364.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Noguera-Savelli, E. & Cetzal-Ix, W. (2014). Revisión e integración del conocimiento de las Orchidaceae de Tabasco, México. Botanical Sciences 92: 519-540.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Hammel, B.E. & al. (2003). Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica 3: 1-884. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis. [Cited as Psygmorchis pusilla.]

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

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Bogarín, D., Serracín, Z., Samudio, Z., Rincón, R. & Pupulin, F. (2014). An updated checklist of the Orchidaceae of Panama. Lankesteriana 14: 135-364.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

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
  • Bernal, R., S.R. Gradstein & M. Celis (eds.). 2019. Nombres comunes de las plantas de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://www.biovirtual.unal.edu.co/nombrescomunes/es/
  • 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
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 1, 2009 Sasaki, D. [1506] Brazil K000501697 Yes
May 25, 1988 Panama, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia K001463100 ISO Yes
Jun 3, 1984 Sasaki, D. [1506], Brazil K000501697 Yes
Jameson [285] Ecuador K001463080 Yes
Chase, M.W.C. [84560] Mexico K:SPC-75184.000 No
K000463317 Unknown Type Material No
Purdie [s.n.] Colombia K001463082 Yes
K000463318 Unknown Type Material No
Rusby, H.H.; M.D. [2766] Bolivia K001463081 Yes
Linden, J. [32] Mexico K001463083 Yes
Mexico K001463066 Yes
Mexico K001463067 Yes
Colombia- Bolivia K001463079 Yes
Jameson [285], Ecuador K001463080 Yes
Rusby, H.H.; M.D. [2766], Bolivia K001463081 Yes
Purdie [s.n.], Colombia K001463082 Yes
Linden, J. [32], Mexico K001463083 Yes
Colombia- Bolivia K001463084 Yes
Colombia- Bolivia K001463085 Yes
Colombia- Bolivia K001463086 Yes
Colombia- Bolivia K001463087 Yes
Colombia- Bolivia K001463088 Yes
Colombia- Bolivia K001463089 Yes
Ecuador (also Guyana) K001463090 Yes
Panama, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia K001463091 Yes
Panama, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia K001463092 Yes
Panama, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia K001463093 Yes
Panama, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia K001463094 Yes
Panama, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia K001463095 Yes
Panama, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia K001463096 Yes
Panama, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia K001463097 Yes
Panama, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia K001463098 Yes
Panama, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia K001463099 Yes
Panama, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia K001463101 Yes
Panama, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia K001463102 Yes
Panama, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia K001463103 Yes
Panama, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia K001463104 Yes
Jan 1, 1988 Strudwick, J.J.; Sobel, G.L.; Nelson, B.W.; Pinheiro, A.N.; Rosário, C.S.; Silva, N.A. [3417] Brazil Psygmorchis pusilla K000940980 Yes
Jan 1, 1982 Sperling, C.R.; Silva, M.G.; Condon, M.; Rosario, C.S.; Lima, R.P.; Santos, J.C. [6275] Brazil Psygmorchis pusilla K000940982 Yes
Adams, B.R. [K 81] Belize Psygmorchis pusilla K:SPC-42180.000 No
Chase, M.W.C. [85027] Costa Rica Psygmorchis pusilla K:SPC-75673.000 No
Chase, M.W.C. [87046] Psygmorchis pusilla K:SPC-75349.000 No
Chase, M.W. [84090] Psygmorchis pusilla K:SPC-75462.000 No
Amaz. Expedn. [428] Colombia Psygmorchis pusilla K:SPC-39585.000 No
Philcox, D. [8094] Trinidad and Tobago Psygmorchis pusilla K:SPC-41144.000 No
Colombia Psygmorchis pusilla K:SPC-38743.000 No
Ferreira, A.R. [993] Psygmorchis pusilla K000940978 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Rodrigues, W.A.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. [8477] Brazil Psygmorchis pusilla K000940983 Yes
Cleofe, E.; Monteiro, O.P.; Guedes, J. [2626] Brazil Psygmorchis pusilla K000940984 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil Psygmorchis pusilla K000940976 Yes
Psygmorchis pusilla K:SPC-08413.000 No
Dunstevilla, G.C.K. [305] Venezuela Psygmorchis pusilla K:SPC-34871.000 No
Prance, G.T.; Steward, J.R.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. [9759] Brazil Psygmorchis pusilla K000940985 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. [7367] Brazil Psygmorchis pusilla K000940986 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [6540] Brazil Psygmorchis pusilla K000940974 Yes
Spruce, R. [s.n.] Brazil Psygmorchis pusilla K000940977 Yes
Spruce, R. [s.n.] Brazil Psygmorchis pusilla K000940975 Yes
Psygmorchis pusilla K:SPC-08412.000 No
Strudwick, J.J.; Sobel, G.L.; Nelson, B.W.; Pinheiro, A.N.; Rosário, C.S.; Silva, N.A. [3638] Brazil Psygmorchis pusilla K000940981 Yes
Zarucchi, J.L. [1465] Colombia Psygmorchis pusilla K:SPC-44563.000 No
Chase, M.W.C. [84452] Mexico Psygmorchis pusilla K:SPC-75695.000 No
Krukoff, B.A. [6540] Brazil Psygmorchis pusilla K000940979 Yes

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    • Copyright applied to individual images

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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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