Benthamia nigrescens

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 nigrescens
Subspecies: (5)
B. n. subsp. borbonica – B. n. subsp. decaryana – B. n. subsp. humblotiana – B. n. subsp. nigrescens – B. n. subsp. secundiflora

Name

Benthamia nigrescens Schltr., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 34(2): 301 (1916)

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Benthamia nigrescens subsp. typica H.Perrier, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 81: 30 (1934), not validly publ.

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Schlechter, F.R.R. 1916. Beihefte zum Botanischen Centralblatt. Zweite Abteilung, Systematik, Pflanzengeographie, angewandte Botanik 34(2): 300.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Benthamia nigrescens. Accessed: 2021 Mar 8.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Benthamia nigrescens 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 nigrescens 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 nigrescens. 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 nigrescens. Published online. Accessed: 8 Mar 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Benthamia nigrescens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 8 Mar 2021.