Adrorhizon purpurascens

Adrorhizon purpurascens

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Vandeae
Subtribus: Adrorhizinae
Genus: Adrorhizon
Species: Adrorhizon purpurascens

Name

Adrorhizon purpurascens (Thwaites) Hook.f. in H.Trimen, Handb. Fl. Ceylon 4: 161 (1898).

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Dendrobium purpurascens Thwaites, Enum. Pl. Zeyl.: 298 (1861).
• Homotypic
  • Coelogyne purpurascens (Thwaites) Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 842 (1890).
  • Pleione purpurascens (Thwaites) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 680 (1891).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Hooker, J.D. 1898. A Hand-book to the Flora of Ceylon 4: 161.

Additional references

• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 6: Epidendroideae (Part three); page 104 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19964-651-7
  

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Adrorhizon purpurascens. Accessed: 2024 May 4.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Adrorhizon purpurascens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 May 4. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2024. Adrorhizon 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. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 May 4. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Adrorhizon purpurascens. Accessed: 4 May 2024.
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Adrorhizon purpurascens. Published online. Accessed: 4 May 2024.
• Tropicos.org 2024. Adrorhizon purpurascens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 4 May 2024.

Vernacular names

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