''Sudamerlycaste'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of flowering plants in the family
Orchidaceae
Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant.
Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering ...
. It consists of approximately 45 species. The genus was split off from ''
Lycaste
''Lycaste'', abbreviated as Lyc. in horticultural trade, is a genus of orchids that contains about 30 species with egg-shaped pseudobulbs and thin, plicate (pleated) leaves.
Description
''Lycaste'' flowers, like all orchid blooms, have three ...
'' in 2002 by
Fredy Archila.
Taxonomy
Species in ''Lycaste'' that were endemic to
South America
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and the
Caribbean Islands
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were placed into the new genus ''Sudamerlycaste'' and those found in
Mexico
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and
Central America
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stayed in ''Lycaste''. As a result of this change most of the species previously found in the ''Lycaste'' section ''Fimbriatae'' were then moved to the genus ''Sudamerlycaste''. Species are either epiphytes or terrestrial. In 2003 Henry Oakeley and Angela Ryan published the genus name ''Ida'' to accommodate South American and Caribbean plants previously placed in ''Lycaste''. Their description included the
type species
In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen ...
of ''Sudamerlycaste'', ''Lycaste andreettae''. This renders ''Ida'' an
illegitimate name
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.
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Species
Accepted species as of July 2016 according to The Plant List
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:Sudamerlycaste ariasii
''Sudamerlycaste'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Orchidaceae. It consists of approximately 45 species. The genus was split off from ''Lycaste'' in 2002 by Fredy Archila.
Taxonomy
Species in ''Lycaste'' that were endemic to South ...
''
*''Sudamerlycaste barringtoniae
''Sudamerlycaste'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Orchidaceae. It consists of approximately 45 species. The genus was split off from ''Lycaste'' in 2002 by Fredy Archila.
Taxonomy
Species in ''Lycaste'' that were endemic to South A ...
''
*'' Sudamerlycaste barrowiorum''
*'' Sudamerlycaste castanea''
*'' Sudamerlycaste ciliata''
*'' Sudamerlycaste cinnabarina''
*'' Sudamerlycaste cobbiana''
*'' Sudamerlycaste costata''
*'' Sudamerlycaste diastasia''
*'' Sudamerlycaste dunstervillei''
*'' Sudamerlycaste dyeriana''
*'' Sudamerlycaste ejirii''
*'' Sudamerlycaste fimbriata''
*''Sudamerlycaste fragans
''Sudamerlycaste'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Orchidaceae. It consists of approximately 45 species. The genus was split off from ''Lycaste'' in 2002 by Fredy Archila.
Taxonomy
Species in ''Lycaste'' that were endemic to South ...
''
*''Sudamerlycaste fulvescens
''Sudamerlycaste'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Orchidaceae. It consists of approximately 45 species. The genus was split off from ''Lycaste'' in 2002 by Fredy Archila.
Taxonomy
Species in ''Lycaste'' that were endemic to South ...
''
*'' Sudamerlycaste gigantea''
*'' Sudamerlycaste grandis''
*'' Sudamerlycaste heynderycxii''
*'' Sudamerlycaste hirtzii''
*'' Sudamerlycaste jamesiorum''
*'' Sudamerlycaste jimenezii''
*'' Sudamerlycaste lacheliniae''
*'' Sudamerlycaste laciniata''
*'' Sudamerlycaste lanipes''
*'' Sudamerlycaste lata''
*'' Sudamerlycaste linguella''
*'' Sudamerlycaste lionetii''
*'' Sudamerlycaste locusta''
*'' Sudamerlycaste maxibractea''
*'' Sudamerlycaste × monopampanensis''
*'' Sudamerlycaste munaensis''
*'' Sudamerlycaste nana''
*'' Sudamerlycaste pegueroi''
*'' Sudamerlycaste peruviana''
*'' Sudamerlycaste priscilae''
*'' Sudamerlycaste reichenbachii''
*'' Sudamerlycaste rikii''
*'' Sudamerlycaste rossyi''
*'' Sudamerlycaste shigerui''
*'' Sudamerlycaste × tornemezae''
*'' Sudamerlycaste × troyanoi''
*'' Sudamerlycaste uribei''
References
*Ryan, A. and Oakeley, H. (2003) ''Ida A. Ryan and Oakeley, a new genus, based on Lycaste section Fimbriatae Fowlie (Orchidaceae, tribe Cymbideae, subtribe Lycastinae)''. Orchid Dig. 67. (1): 8-10.
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Maxillariinae genera
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