Pleurothallis quadrifida (Lex.) Lindl. (Edwards's Bot. Reg. 28(Misc.): 70. 1842.)
Localities: West Indies (native), Greater Antilles [Jamaica (native), Cuba (native), Hispaniola (native)[], Puerto Rico (native)[], ], North America (Mexico), Mexico (native), Central America (native), South America (native),
Synonyms: Dendrobium quadrifidum Lex. (in P. de La Llave & J.M. de Lexarza, Nov. Veg. Descr. 2: 40. 1825.), Pleurothallis ghiesbreghtiana A. Rich. & Galeotti (Ann. Sci. Nat. Bot., sér. 3, 3: 16. 1845.), Pleurothallis longissima Lindl. (Fol. Orchid. 9: 31. 1859.), Pleurothallis racemiflora Lindl. ex Lodd. (Bot. Cab. 10: t. 949. 1825.), Specklinia quadrifida (Lex.) Luer (Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 95: 263. 2004.), Stelis quadrifida (Lex.) Solano & Soto Arenas (Ann. Sci. Nat. Bot., sér. 3, 3: 16. 1845.),
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