Orchidaceae
Warczewiczella

Warczewiczella discolor (Lindl.) Rchb.f.

First published in Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 10: 636 (1852)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central America to N. Venezuela and Peru. It is an epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Panamá, Peru, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Hammel, B.E. & al. (2003). Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica 3: 1-884. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Harding, P.A. (2008). Huntleyas and related orchids: 1-260. Timber Press, Portland, London.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following 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 Cochleanthes discolor.]

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:

  • Harding, P.A. (2008). Huntleyas and related orchids: 1-260. Timber Press, Portland, London.

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?
Skinner, G.U. [s.n.] K000079721 Unknown Type Material Yes
Warscewicz [s.n.] Costa Rica K000079723 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Costa Rica K000079720 Unknown Type Material Yes
Rucker [s.n.] Warrea discolor K000079722 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cochleanthes discolor K:SPC-14301.000 No
Cochleanthes discolor K:SPC-14302.000 No
Cochleanthes discolor K:SPC-14300.000 No
Cochleanthes discolor K:SPC-13586.000 No
Jamaica Cochleanthes discolor K:SPC-12527.000 No
Chase, M.W. [84453] Cochleanthes discolor K:SPC-73456.000 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • 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