Brownleea coerulea

Brownleea coerulea

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Diseae
Subtribus: Brownleeinae
Genus: Brownleea
Species: Brownleea coerulea

Name

Brownleea coerulea Harv. ex Lindl., London J. Bot. 1: 16 (1842)

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Disa coerulea (Harv. ex Lindl.) Rchb.f., Otia Bot. Hamburg.: 119 (1881)
• Heterotypic
  • Disa macroceras Rchb.f., Otia Bot. Hamburg.: 119 (1881)
  • Brownleea madagascarica Ridl., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 22: 126 (1886)
  • Brownleea nelsonii Rolfe in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 5(3): 262 (1913)
  • Brownleea woodii Rolfe in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 5(3): 263 (1913)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa Southern Africa Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland, Northern Provinces. Western Indian Ocean Madagascar. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Harvey, W.H. ex Lindley, J. 1842. London Journal of Botany 1: 16.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Brownleea coerulea. Accessed: 2021 Mar 24.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Brownleea coerulea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Mar 24. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Brownleea coerulea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Mar 24. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. Brownleea coerulea. 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 24. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Brownleea coerulea. Published online. Accessed: 24 Mar 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Brownleea coerulea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 Mar 2021.

Vernacular names

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