Plectrelminthus | |
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Illustration by Henry Frederick Conrad Sander | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Tribe: | Vandeae |
Subtribe: | Angraecinae |
Genus: | Plectrelminthus Raf. |
Species: | P. caudatus |
Binomial name | |
Plectrelminthus caudatus (Lindl.) Summerh | |
Synonyms | |
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Plectrelminthus is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Only one species is currently accepted, Plectrelminthus caudatus, though two varieties are recognized (as of June 2014):
- Plectrelminthus caudatus var. caudatus - western and central Africa from Sierra Leone to Congo-Kinshasa
- Plectrelminthus caudatus var. trilobatus Szlach. & Olszewski - Cameroon, Central African Republic
See also
References
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
- Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
- Szlachetko, D. & Kowalkoska, A. (2007). Contributions to the orchid flora of Guinea, West Africa. Polish Botanical Studies 25: 1-259.
- Szlachetko, D.L. (2008). Orchidaceae of Ivory Coast. Ruizia 20: 1-396.
- Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart
Taxon identifiers | |
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Plectrelminthus | |
Plectrelminthus caudatus |
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