Psychopsis papilio

 Vernacular names [edit wikidata 'Psychopsis papilio']

• English: Butterfly orchid
• español: Orquídea mariposa
• 日本語: サイコプシス・パピリオ
• پنجابی: پکھڑوں رنگرتی
• português: Oncidium papilio
• 中文: 拟蝶唇兰
• 中文（中国大陆）: 拟蝶唇兰
• 中文（臺灣）: 擬蝶唇蘭

APG IV Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • (unranked): Archaeplastida • Regnum: Plantae • Cladus: Angiosperms • Cladus: monocots • Ordo: Asparagales • Familia: Orchidaceae • Subfamilia: Epidendroideae • Tribus: Cymbidieae • Subtribus: Oncidiinae • Genus: Psychopsis (Orchidaceae) • Species: Psychopsis papilio (Lindl.) H.G. Jones (1975)

Synonyms

Basionym Oncidium papilio Lindl., Bot. Reg. 11: t. 910 (1825) Heterotypic synonyms Psychopsis picta Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 40 (1838) Oncidium papilio var. limbatum Hook., Bot. Mag. 66: t. 3733 (1839) Oncidium papilio var. albiflorum Rchb.f. ex Lindl., Fol. Orchid. 6-7: 56 (1855) Oncidium papilio var. latourae Broadway, Orchid Rev. 35: 109 (1927) Oncidium papilio f. latourae (Broadway) Hawkes, Orchid J. 1: 281 (1952) Psychopsis latourae (Broadway) H.G.Jones, Bol. Soc. Portug. Ci. Nat. 16: 77 (1976) Psychopsis papilio var. latourae (Broadway) Lückel & Braem, Die Orchidee (Hamburg) 33: 6 (1982) Psychopsis papilio var. albiflora (Rchb.f. ex Lindl.) Lückel & Jenny, Die Orchidee (Hamburg) 50: 47 (1999) Psychopsis papilio f. latourae (Broadway) Lückel & Jenny, Die Orchidee (Hamburg) 50: 47 (1999)

Type species

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  Psychopsis papilio
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  Psychopsis papilio
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  Psychopsis papilio
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  Psychopsis papilio
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  Psychopsis papilio
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  Psychopsis papilio
  flower lateral
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  Psychopsis papilio
  part of flower
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  Oncidium papilio
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  Psychopsis papilio

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  Psychopsis papilio alba
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  Psychopsis papilio alba
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  Psychopsis papilio alba
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  Psychopsis papilio alba

Botanical illustrations

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  Psychopsis papilio
  (as syn.
  Oncidium papilio)
  plate 910 in:
  The Botanical Register
  (Orchidaceae),
  vol. 11,
  (1825)
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  Psychopsis papilio
  (as syn.
  Oncidium papilio)
  plate 2789 in:
  Curtis's Bot. Magazine
  (Orchidaceae),
  vol. 55,
  (1828)
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  Psychopsis papilio
  (as syn.
  Oncidium papilio)
  plate 3733 in:
  Curtis's Bot. Magazine
  (Orchidaceae),
  vol. 66,
  (1840)
• 
  Psychopsis papilio
  (as syn.
  Oncidium papilio)
  Plate 279 in:
  R.Warner - B.S.Williams:
  The Orchid Album
  (1882-1897)
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  Psychopsis papilio
  (as syn.
  Oncidium papilio)
  Illustration in:
  The illustrated dictionary of gardening
  vol 5 page 488
  (1884-1888)

• 
  Psychopsis papilio
  (as syn.
  Oncidium papilio)
  plate 138 in:
  Jean Jules Linden
  L. Linden & E. Rodigas:
  Lindenia
  (1885-1906)
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  Psychopsis papilio
  (as syn.
  Oncidium papilio)
  plate 91 in:
  Alfred Cogniaux:
  Flora Brasiliensis
  vol. 3 pt. 6
  (1904-1906)

Native distribution areas
Reference: Brummitt, R.K. (2001) TDGW - World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition Continental: Southern America Regional: Brazil Brazil North. Regional: Caribbean Trinidad-Tobago. Regional: Central America Panamá. Regional: Northern South America French Guiana, Suriname, Venezuela. Regional: Western South America Colombia.

References

• Jones, H.G. (1975) Journal of the Barbados Museum and Historical Society? 35 (1): 32.

Selected Bibliography

• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) (2014) Genera Orchidacearum Volume 5: Epidendroideae (Part two); page 330 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198507130
  

Selected Weblinks

Wikispecies has an entry on: Psychopsis papilio.

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