Bonatea antennifera

Bonatea antennifera

Taxonavigation edit

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: Bonatea
Species: Bonatea antennifera

Name edit

Bonatea antennifera Rolfe, Gard. Chron., III, 1905: 450 (1905)

Synonymy edit

  • Homotypic
    • Habenaria antennifera (Rolfe) Schltr., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 508 (1915), nom. illeg.
    • Habenaria macrorchis Schltr., Ann. Transvaal Mus. 10: 245 (1924)
    • Bonatea speciosa var. antennifera (Rolfe) Sommerv., Contr. Bolus Herb. 10: 157 (1982)

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Africa
    • South Tropical Africa
      • Mozambique, Zimbabwe.
    • Southern Africa
      • Botswana, Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References edit

Primary references edit

  • Rolfe, R.A. 1905. The Gardeners' Chronicle & Agricultural Gazette 2: 450.

Links edit

Vernacular names edit

Afrikaans: Moederkappie
English: Green wood orchid

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