Chiloschista gelephuensis

Chiloschista gelephuensis

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 gelephuensis

Name

Chiloschista gelephuensis C.Gyeltshen & Dalström, Lankesteriana 19(1): 25 (2019).

• Type locality: Bhutan. Gelephu: North of Gelephu Tshachu hot springs along road to the abandoned limestone quarry, N26°56’50”; E90°30’41”, alt. ca. 300 m.
• Holotype: collected 12 May, 2014, and flowered in cultivation at the Royal Botanic Garden, Serbithang, 12 May, 2015, S. Dalström & Ch. Gyeltshen 4212, THIM.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Tropical East Himalaya Bhutan (Gelephu). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Gyeltshen, C., Dalström, S., Gyeltshen, N. & Tobgay, K. 2019. A new spotted Chiloschista (Orchidaceae: Aeridinae) from Bhutan. Lankesteriana 19(1): 23-29. DOI: 10.15517/LANK.V19I1.37030.

Additional references

• Ghalley, B.B., Dalström, S., Sagar, L. & Gurung, M.M. 2022. A new early-flowering spotted Chiloschista (Aeridinae) from Bhutan. Lankesteriana 22(2): 117–122. DOI: 10.15517/lank.v22i2.51751.
• Zam, P.; Gyeltshen, C.; Gyeltshen, Nima; Tobgay, K.; Dalström, S. 2023. Orchids of Bhutan. The genus Chiloschista. Orchids. The Magazine of the American Orchid Society 92(8): 600–607. Reference page. 

Links

• Bhutan Biodiversity Portal: Chiloschista gelephuensis Published online. Accessed 06 February 2020.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Chiloschista gelephuensis. Accessed: 2022 Oct 18.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Chiloschista gelephuensis 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. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Chiloschista gelephuensis. 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. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Oct 18. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Chiloschista gelephuensis. Published online. Accessed: 18 Oct 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Chiloschista gelephuensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 Oct 2022.

Vernacular names

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