Caucaea olivacea

Vernacular names [edit wikidata 'Caucaea olivacea']

No common name has yet been provided in this gallery nor in wikidata 'Caucaea olivacea'

APG IV Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • (unranked): Archaeplastida • Regnum: Plantae • Cladus: Angiosperms • Cladus: monocots • Ordo: Asparagales • Familia: Orchidaceae • Subfamilia: Epidendroideae • Tribus: Cymbidieae • Subtribus: Oncidiinae • Genus: Caucaea • Species: Caucaea olivacea (Kunth) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase (2001)

Synonyms

Basionym Oncidium olivaceum Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 1: 347 (1816) Homotypic synonyms Oncidium cucullatum subvar. olivaceum (Kunth) A.H.Kent in H.J.Veitch, Man. Orchid. Pl. 8: 31 (1892) Heterotypic synonyms Oncidium cucullatum Lindl., Sert. Orchid.: t. 21 (1838) Oncidium cucullatum var. giganteum Anon., Garden (London, 1871-1927) 22: 166 (1882) Oncidium olivaceum var. lawrenceanum Rob., Garden (London, 1871-1927) 52: 26 (1897) Oncidium rhodostictum Kraenzl. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 50(80): 235 (1922) Oncidium kennedyi Stacy, Bot. Mus. Leafl. 24: 142 (1975) Oncidium olivaceum var. giganteum (Anon.) Stacy, Bot. Mus. Leafl. 24: 141 (1975) Caucaea cucullata (Lindl.) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase, Lindleyana 16: 283 (2001) Caucaea kennedyi (Stacy) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase, Lindleyana 16: 283 (2001) Caucaea rhodosticta (Kraenzl.) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase, Lindleyana 16: 284 (2001)

Flowers

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Botanical illustrations

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  plate 87 in first Edition:
  J. Lindley & J. Paxton:
  Paxton's Flower Garden
  (Orchidaceae)
  (1850-1853)

Native distribution areas
Reference: Brummitt, R.K. (2001) TDGW - World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition Southern America Western South America Colombia, Ecuador.

References

Description of taxon

• Williams, N.H. & Chase, M.W. (2001) Lindleyana 16 (4): 283.

Selected Bibliography

• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) (2014) Genera Orchidacearum Volume 5: Epidendroideae (Part two); page 235 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198507130
  

Selected Weblinks

Wikispecies has an entry on: Caucaea olivacea.

• Kew Gardens 'World Checklist' link : Caucaea olivacea
• eMonocot link: Caucaea olivacea
• Tropicos link: Caucaea olivacea
• International Plant Names Index link: Caucaea olivacea
• The Plant List link: Caucaea olivacea