Benthamia chlorantha

Benthamia chlorantha

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Orchideae
Subtribus: Orchidinae
Genus: Benthamia
Species: Benthamia chlorantha

Name

Benthamia chlorantha (Spreng.) Garay & G.A.Romero, Harvard Pap. Bot. 3: 53 (1998)

• Type species:

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Habenaria chlorantha Spreng., Syst. Veg. 3: 691 (1826)
• Heterotypic
  • Satyrium latifolium Thouars, Hist. Orchid.: t. 10 (1822), nom. illeg.
  • Benthamia latifolia A.Rich., Mém. Soc. Hist. Nat. Paris 4: 38 (1828).
  • Herminium latifolium (A.Rich.) Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 18: t. 1499 (1832).
  • Peristylus latifolius (A.Rich.) Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 297 (1835).
  • Habenaria latifolia (A.Rich.) T.Durand & Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afr. 5: 80. 1894, nom. illeg. hom. – non Habenaria latifolia Kunth in Humb., Bonpl. & Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. (quarto ed.) 1(4): 331. 1815 [1816]. – Nov. Gen. Sp. (folio ed.) 1(4): 265. 1815 [1816]. – nec Habenaria latifolia Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 321. 1835, nom. illeg. hom.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa Western Indian Ocean Mauritius, Réunion. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Garay, L.A. & Romero-González, G.A. 1998. Harvard Papers in Botany 3: 53.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2001. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 2: Orchidoideae (Part one); page 261 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850710-0
  

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Benthamia chlorantha. Accessed: 2021 Mar 8.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Benthamia chlorantha in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Mar 8. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Benthamia chlorantha in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Mar 8. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. Benthamia chlorantha. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Mar 8. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Benthamia chlorantha. Published online. Accessed: 8 Mar 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Benthamia chlorantha. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 8 Mar 2021.

Vernacular names

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