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.
• 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

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Adrorhizon purpurascens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 February 5. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Adrorhizon purpurascens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 February 5. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Adrorhizon purpurascens. Published online. Accessed: 5 February 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Adrorhizon purpurascens in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 February 5.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Adrorhizon purpurascens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 5 February 2019.