Cynorkis purpurascens

Cynorkis purpurascens

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: Cynorkis
Species: Cynorkis purpurascens

Name

Cynorkis purpurascens Thouars, Hist. Orchid.: t. 15 (1822).

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Orchis purpurascens (Thouars) Spreng., Syst. Veg. 3: 687 (1826).
  • Gymnadenia purpurascens (Thouars) A.Rich., Mém. Soc. Hist. Nat. Paris 4: 27 (1828).
• Heterotypic
  • Cynorkis purpurocynis Thouars, Hist. Orchid.: t. 15 (1822).
  • Cynorkis purpurascens var. praecox Schltr., Ann. Mus. Colon. Marseille, sér. 3, 1: 40 (1913).
  • Cynorkis praecox (Schltr.) Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 33: 65 (1924).

Homonym

• Cynorkis purpurascens Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 331 (1835), nom. illeg. - vide: Cynorkis lowiana Rchb.f., Flora 71: 150 (1888).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Thouars, L.M.A. du Petit 1822. Histoire Particulière des Plantes Orchidées , pl. 15.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Cynorkis purpurascens. Accessed: 2023 Jun 19.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Cynorkis purpurascens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jun 19. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Cynorkis purpurascens. 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. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jun 19. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 625436-1. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Cynorkis purpurascens. Accessed: 19 Jun 2023 625436-1.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Cynorkis purpurascens. Published online. Accessed: 19 Jun 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Cynorkis purpurascens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 Jun 2023.

Vernacular names

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