Trichocentrum luridum

Trichocentrum luridum
Trichocentrum luridum illustration
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Trichocentrum
Species:
T. luridum
Binomial name
Trichocentrum luridum
(Lindl.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams
Synonyms[1]
  • Lophiaris lurida (Lindl.) Braem
  • Oncidium luridum Lindl. (basionym)

Trichocentrum luridum is a species of orchid found from Mexico through parts of Central America to northern South America (Belize, Colombia, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela). It was first described in 1823 by John Lindley as Oncidium luridum.[1] It is placed in the subtribe Oncidiinae.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Trichocentrum luridum (Lindl.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2025-10-30.
  2. ^ Cetzal-Ix, William; Carnevali, Germán; Romero-González, Gustavo (December 2016). "Synopsis of the Trichocentrum-Clade (Orchidaceae, Oncidiinae)". Harvard Papers in Botany. 21 (2): 141–169. doi:10.3100/hpib.v21iss2.2016.n3. ISSN 1043-4534 – via BioOne.