Prosthechea citrina

Vernacular names [edit wikidata 'Prosthechea citrina']

• Nāhuatl: Cōzticcōātzontecomaxōchitl

APG IV Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • (unranked): Archaeplastida • Regnum: Plantae • Cladus: Angiosperms • Cladus: monocots • Ordo: Asparagales • Familia: Orchidaceae • Subfamilia: Epidendroideae • Tribus: Epidendreae • Subtribus: Laeliinae • Genus: Prosthechea • Species: Prosthechea citrina (Lex.) W.E.Higgins (1997 publ. 1998))

Synonyms

Basionym Sobralia citrina Lex. in P.de La Llave & J.M.de Lexarza, Nov. Veg. Descr. 2: 21 (1825) Homotypic synonyms Cattleya citrina (Lex.) Lindl., Coll. Bot.: t. 37 (1826) Epidendrum citrinum (Lex.) Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 317 (1861) Encyclia citrina (Lex.) Dressler, Brittonia 13: 264 (1961) Euchile citrina (Lex.) Withner, Cattleyas & Relatives 5: 138 (1998) Heterotypic synonyms Cattleya sulfurina Lem., Ill. Hort. 1(Misc.): 2 (1854)

Images of the whole plant

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Flowers

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  Labellum
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  Labellum

Botanical illustrations

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  Prosthechea citrina
  (as syn.
  Cattleya citrina)
  plate 3742 in:
  Curtis's Bot. Magazine
  (Orchidaceae),
  vol. 66,
  (1840)
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  Prosthechea citrina
  (as syn.
  Cattleya citrina)
  plate 9 in:
  Jean Jules Linden:
  Pescatorea
  Bruxelles (1860)
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  Prosthechea citrina
  (as syn.
  Cattleya citrina)
  page 147 in:
  Louis van Houtte:
  Flore des serres et
  des jardins de l’Europe
  (Orchidaceae),
  vol. 16,
  (1865 - 1867)
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  Prosthechea citrina
  (as syn.
  Cattleya citrina)
  Plate 469 in:
  R.Warner - B.S.Williams:
  The Orchid Album
  (1882-1897)
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  Prosthechea citrina
  (as syn.
  Cattleya citrina)
  plate 20 in:
  Frederick Sander:
  Reichenbachia I,
  (1888)
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  Prosthechea citrina
  (as syn.
  Cattleya citrina)
  page 172 in:
  Die Gartenlaube
  (1891)

Native distribution areas
Reference: Brummitt, R.K. (2001) TDGW - World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition Northern America Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Southwest.

Selected Weblinks

Wikispecies has an entry on: Prosthechea citrina.

• Kew Gardens 'World Checklist' link : Prosthechea citrina