Masdevallia lepida Rchb.f.

First published in Bonplandia (Hannover) 3: 69 (1855)
This name is a synonym of Masdevallia laevis

POWO follows these authorities in synonymising this name:

  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela. [Cited as Masdevallia laevis.]
  • Viveros, P. & Higgins, W.E. (2007). Checklist of Pleurothallidinae from Colombia. Selbyana 28: 13-90. [Cited as Masdevallia laevis.]

This name was accepted following an alternative taxonomy by these authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Masdevallia lepida.]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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