Taxon:  Ornithocephalus bicornis Lindl. ex Benth.



Summary
Genus:
Ornithocephalus
Family:
Orchidaceae
Subfamily:
Epidendroideae
Tribe:
Cymbidieae
Subtribe:
Oncidiinae
Nomen number:
25931
Place of publication:
Bot. voy. Sulphur 172.  1846
Comment:
descriptions for Orchidaceae are not ascribed to Lindley
Verified:
09/03/2020 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. CITES. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendices I, II and III (on-line resource).
  2. Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
  3. Funk, V. et al. 2007. Checklist of the plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 55:1-584. 128.
  4. Hammel, B. E. et al., eds. 2003-. Manual de plantas de Costa Rica
  5. Idárraga-Piedrahita, A. et al. Flora de Antioquia. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares, vol. II. Listado de las plantas vasculares del departamento de Antioquia.
  6. Missouri Botanical Garden. Flora of Panama Checklist (on-line resource).
  7. Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
  8. Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:822.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapas Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:822.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoOaxaca Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:822.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoQuintana Roo Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:822.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz de Ignacio de la Llave Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:822.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilAmapá Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilAmazonas Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilPará Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilRondônia Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilRoraima Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica  Hammel, B. E. et al., eds. 2003-. Manual de plantas de Costa Rica
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaNicaragua  Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanamaDarién Missouri Botanical Garden. Flora of Panama Checklist (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanamaPanamá Missouri Botanical Garden. Flora of Panama Checklist (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanamaVeraguas Missouri Botanical Garden. Flora of Panama Checklist (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaFrench Guiana  Funk, V. et al. 2007. Checklist of the plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 55:1-584. 128.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana  Funk, V. et al. 2007. Checklist of the plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 55:1-584. 128.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaSuriname  Funk, V. et al. 2007. Checklist of the plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 55:1-584. 128.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaMagdalena Idárraga-Piedrahita, A. et al. Flora de Antioquia. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares, vol. II. Listado de las plantas vasculares del departamento de Antioquia.
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Oaxaca, Quintana Roo, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]
Southern America
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama [Darién, Panamá, Veraguas]
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Amapá, Amazonas, Pará, Rondônia, Roraima]
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia [Magdalena]

Reference(s)
  1. Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
  2. Funk, V. et al. 2007. Checklist of the plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 55:1-584. 128.
  3. Hammel, B. E. et al., eds. 2003-. Manual de plantas de Costa Rica
  4. Idárraga-Piedrahita, A. et al. Flora de Antioquia. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares, vol. II. Listado de las plantas vasculares del departamento de Antioquia.
  5. Missouri Botanical Garden. Flora of Panama Checklist (on-line resource).
  6. Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
  7. Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:822.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=25931. Accessed 10 October 2026.