Orchidaceae
Lycaste

Lycaste macrophylla (Poepp. & Endl.) Lindl.

First published in Edwards's Bot. Reg. 28(Misc.): 85 (1842)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. & W. South America. It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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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.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Oakeley, H.F. (2007). A new infrageneric classification of Lycaste (Lindl.) and a checklist of species for the genus Lycaste. Orchid Digest 71: 196-208.
  • Oakeley, H.F. (2008). Lycaste, Ida and Anguloa. The essential guide: 1-445. Published by the author.
  • Pupulin, F. (2012). The Orchidaceae of Ruiz & Pavón's "Flora Peruviana et Chilensis". A taxonomic study. I. Anales del Jardin Botanico de Madrid 69: 21-79.

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:

  • Oakeley, H.F. (2008). Lycaste, Ida and Anguloa. The essential guide: 1-445. Published by the author.

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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 15, 2013 Costa Rica K000396303 No
Aug 15, 2013 Peru K000396307 No
Aug 15, 2013 K000396305 No
Aug 15, 2013 Ecuador K000396298 No
Aug 15, 2013 Colombia K000396295 No
Aug 15, 2013 K000396306 No
Aug 15, 2013 Costa Rica K000396317 No
Aug 15, 2013 Ecuador K000396283 No
Oct 30, 1987 n/a K001463307 Yes
Sep 3, 1987 s.coll. [s.n.] K001463303 Yes
Dec 31, 1985 s.coll. [s.n.] K001463301 Yes
Oct 8, 1983 n/a K001463312 Yes
Mason, L.M. Costa Rica K:SPC-36480.000 No
Venezuela K:SPC-14213.000 No
Oakeley, H.F. [LA1077] K:SPC-77895.000 No
Oakeley, H.F. [LA1226] Venezuela K:SPC-67441.000 No
Oakeley, H.F. [LA1027] Peru K:SPC-67271.000 No
Oakeley, H.F. [LA1043] Peru K:SPC-67371.000 No
Oakeley, H.F. [LA1060] K:SPC-67327.000 No
Oakeley, H.F. [LA1225] Costa Rica K:SPC-67810.166 No
Oakeley, H.F. [LA1228] Venezuela K:SPC-67560.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K001463302 Yes
Oakeley, H.F. [LA1023] United Kingdom K:SPC-77880.000 No
Oakeley, H.F. [LA1072] Venezuela K:SPC-77894.000 No
Oakeley, H. [HFO A:12] K:SPC-57310.000 No
Mason, L.M. [2425] Peru K:SPC-33289.000 No
Oakeley, H.F. [LA1029] Peru K:SPC-67272.000 No
Oakeley, H.F. [LA1004] K:SPC-77877.000 No
Oakeley, H.F. [LA1219] Venezuela K:SPC-67558.000 No
K:SPC-14212.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K001463303 Yes
K:SPC-06207.000 No
K:SPC-63863.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K001463301 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001463300 Yes
K:SPC-44038.000 No
K:SPC-14214.000 No
K:SPC-14215.000 No
n/a K001463291 Yes
n/a K001463292 Yes
n/a K001463293 Yes
n/a K001463294 Yes
n/a K001463295 Yes
n/a K001463296 Yes
n/a K001463297 Yes
n/a K001463298 Yes
n/a K001463299 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001463300 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001463302 Yes
n/a K001463304 Yes
n/a K001463305 Yes
n/a K001463306 Yes
n/a K001463308 Yes
n/a K001463309 Yes
n/a K001463310 Yes
n/a K001463311 Yes
n/a K001463313 Yes
n/a K001463314 Yes
n/a K001463315 Yes
n/a K001463316 Yes
n/a K001463317 Yes
Oakeley, H.F. [LA1047] Lycaste plana K:SPC-67313.000 No
Oakeley, H.F. [LA1084] Peru Lycaste plana K:SPC-67703.000 No
Oakeley, H.F. Lycaste macrophylla var. alba K:SPC-57386.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • 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/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • 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/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0