Macradenia lutescens explained

Macradenia lutescens is a species of epiphytic orchid known by the common name longgland orchid. It is native to South America (Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas), the West Indies (Trinidad, Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Bahamas), and southern Florida (Miami-Dade County).^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]}

External links

• • • IOSPE orchid photos, Macradenia lutescens, Photo courtesy of Patricia Harding

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=116929 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=220007992 Flora of North America, v 26 p 647, Macradenia lutescens R. Brown, Bot. Reg. 8: plate 612. 1822.
3. http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Macradenia%20lutescens.png Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution map
4. Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
5. Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
6. Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil Web site: Archived copy . 2015-08-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150906080403/http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/ . 2015-09-06 . . Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
7. Ibisch, P. L. 1996. Neotropische Epiphytendiversitat–das Beispiel Bolivien. Arch. Naturwiss. Diss. 1: 1–357.
8. Funk, V. A., P. E. Berry, S. Alexander, T. H. Hollowell & C. L. Kelloff. 2007. Checklist of the Plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 55: 1–584
9. Dodson, C.H. & D. E. Bennett. 1989. Orchids of Peru. Icones Plantarum Tropicarum Series II. Fascicle 1–2: 1–200.