Smithsonia

Smithsonia straminea
Typus of Smithsonia

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Vandeae
Subtribus: Aeridinae
Genus: Smithsonia

Overview of species (3)

S. maculata – S. straminea – S. viridiflora

Name

Smithsonia C.J.Saldanha, J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 71: 73 (1974).

• Type species: Smithsonia straminea C.J.Saldanha, J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 71: 73 (1974)

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Micropera Dalzell, Hooker's J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 3: 282 (1851), nom. illeg.
  • Loxoma Garay, Bot. Mus. Leafl. 23: 183 (1972), nom. illeg.
  • Loxomorchis Rauschert, Taxon 31: 561 (1982).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent India. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Saldanha, C.J. 1974. Smithsonia, a new genus from western India. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 71 (1): 72–75.

Additional references

• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 6: Epidendroideae (Part three); page 292 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19964-651-7
  

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Smithsonia. Accessed: 2024 May 14.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Smithsonia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 May 14. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2024. Smithsonia. 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. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 May 14. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Smithsonia. Accessed: 14 May 2024.
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Smithsonia. Published online. Accessed: 14 May 2024.
• Tropicos.org 2024. Smithsonia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 May 2024.

Vernacular names

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