Orchidaceae
Dichaea

Dichaea morrisii Fawc. & Rendle

First published in J. Bot. 48: 107 (1910)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central America to Peru, Caribbean. It is an epiphytic subshrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as a medicine.

Distribution

Native to:

Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2019). https://bioone.org/journals/Harvard-Papers-in-Botany/volume-24/issue-2/hpib.v24iss2.2019.n16/Zygopetalinae-novae-et-criticae-Orchidaceae/10.3100/hpib.v24iss2.2019.n16.full. epublication.
  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Dodson, C.H. & Luer, C.A. (2010). Flora of Ecuador 225(3): 1-438. Botanical Institute, University of Göteborg, Riksmuseum, Stockholm.
  • Hammel, B.E. & al. (2003). Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica 3: 1-884. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

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 Dichaea muricata.]

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:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • 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
  • 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?
Mason, L.M. [2094] Peru K:SPC-07304.000 No
K:SPC-12541.000 No
Chase, M.W.C. [84496] Costa Rica K:SPC-75796.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Venezuela K001463863 Yes
Mason, L.M. [1758] Peru K:SPC-28676.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.], Venezuela K001463863 Yes
Costa Rica Dichaea verrucosa K:SPC-08274.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Dichaea verrucosa K001463606 Yes
Mexico Dichaea verrucosa K:SPC-13602.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Dichaea verrucosa K001463606 Yes
Dichaea bradeorum K:SPC-12540.000 No
Dichaea muricata K:SPC-14315.000 No
Burchell [1105 - 15] Brazil Dichaea muricata K000879275 Yes
Adams, B.R. [259] Belize Dichaea muricata K:SPC-42372.000 No
Storr, R. [081] Brazil Dichaea muricata K:SPC-48237.000 No
unknown [1457b] Dichaea muricata K000079685 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hodgson [35] Ecuador Dichaea muricata K:SPC-50169.000 No
Gardner [661] Dichaea muricata K000879274 Yes
Martius [s.n.] French Guiana Dichaea muricata K000079686 Unknown Type Material Yes
Burchell [3532] Brazil Dichaea muricata K000879273 Yes
Wright [s.n.] Cuba Dichaea muricata K000079684 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lehmann, F.C. [7624] Colombia Dichaea muricata K001463592 Yes
Lehmann, F.C. [7624] Colombia Dichaea muricata K001463593 Yes
Dichaea muricata K:SPC-26896.000 No
Brenan, J.P.M. Mexico Dichaea muricata K:SPC-40917.000 No
Hooker [s.n.] Jamaica Dichaea muricata K000079683 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dichaea muricata K:SPC-08271.000 No
Ecuador Dichaea muricata K001463590 Yes
Colombia, Venezuela Dichaea muricata K001463591 Yes
Lehmann, F.C. [7624], Colombia Dichaea muricata K001463592 Yes
Lehmann, F.C. [7624], Colombia Dichaea muricata K001463593 Yes
Colombia, Venezuela Dichaea muricata K001463594 Yes

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

  • Colombian resources for Plants made Accessible

    • ColPlantA 2021. Published on the Internet at http://colplanta.org
    • https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

  • 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