Zygopetalum intermedium

[alan-rr]

Is Zygopetalum intermedium the same as Zygopetalum mackayi?
alan-rr

[voyager]

I am not well versed in Zygopetalum's.
But, per the IOSPE [ Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia ], they are separate and distinct species.
With that said, as usual, there seems to have been a few naming disputes in the history of these Zygopetalum's:

Zygopetalum intermedium Lodd. ex Lindl. 1844

!Zygopetalum mackaii Hooker 1827
[ The ! = type species for Zygopetalums ]

~Zygopetalum mackaii Paxt not Hkr. - See Zygopetalum intermedium Lodd. ex Lindl. 1844

~Zygopetalum mackaii var. intermedium Mutel 1842 - See Zygopetalum intermedium Lodd. ex Lindl. 1844

[alan-rr]

Thanks, I found a photo of mackayi and it is not my orchid. Mine is intermedium.
alanrr