Chiloschista confusa

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Vandeae
Subtribus: Aeridinae
Genus: Chiloschista
Sectio: Chiloschista sect. Chiloschista
Species: Chiloschista confusa

Name

Chiloschista confusa M.J.Mathew, J.Mathew, P.M.Salim & Szlach., Ann. Bot. Fenn. 58: 349 (2021).

• Type locality: India. Kerala, Kozhikode District, Kakkadumpoyil, 700 m a.s.l.
• Holotype: 21 March 2017, M.J. Mathew 003, MH.
• Holotype: 21 March 2017, M.J. Mathew 003, KUBH.
• Paratype: Same locality, 28 February 2018, M.J. Mathew 005, KUBH.

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Mathew, M.J., Mathew, J., Salim, P.M. & Szlachetko, D.L. 2021. Chiloschista confusa (Orchidaceae), a New Species from the Southern Western Ghats, Kerala, India. Annales Botanici Fennici. Helsinki 58: 347–353. DOI: 10.5735/085.058.0420.

Additional references

• Barnes, E. 1944. Notes on the Flowering Plants of the Billigirirangan Hills. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 44: 436–459. BHL. Reference page. 
• Shreyas, B. & Kotresha, K. 2023. Chiloschista confusa M.J.Mathew, J.Mathew, P.M.Salim & Szlach. (Orchidaceae): A New Addition to Karnataka, India. Annals of Plant Sciences 12(01): 5694–5698. DOI: 10.21746/aps.2023.12.1.7, ResearchGate.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Chiloschista confusa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Oct 18. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Chiloschista confusa. Published online. Accessed: 18 Oct 2022.