Lacaena

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Cymbidieae
Subtribus: Stanhopeinae
Genus: Lacaena
Overview of species (2)

L. bicolor – L. spectabilis
Name

Lacaena Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 29(Misc.): 68 (1843)

Type species: Lacaena bicolor Lindl. (1843)

Synonymy

Heterotypic
Nauenia Klotzsch, Allg. Gartenzeitung 21: 193 (1853)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:
References
Primary references

Lindley, J. (1843) Edward's Botanical Resister, 29(Misc.) 68.
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 5: Epidendroideae (Part two); page 425 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-850713-0

Links

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Lacaena. Accessed: 2021 Aug 18.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Lacaena in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Aug 18. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Lacaena in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Aug 18. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. Lacaena. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Aug 18. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Lacaena. Published online. Accessed: 18 Aug 2021.
Photo collections of Lacaena from Botanical Garden Munich
Tropicos.org 2021. Lacaena. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 Aug 2021.

Vernacular names

Lacaena is a genus of orchids native to Central America, Colombia and southern Mexico. At present (June 2014), only two species are recognized:[2]

Lacaena bicolor Lindl. - Central America, Colombia and southern Mexico
Lacaena spectabilis (Klotzsch) Rchb.f. - from Chiapas to Panama

References

Miss Drake (1803-1857) del. , G. Barclay sc. - Edwards's Botanical Register, volume 30 (NS 7) plate 50
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families