Dracomonticola virginea

Dracomonticola virginea

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: Dracomonticola
Species: Dracomonticola virginea

Name

Dracomonticola virginea (Bolus) H.P.Linder & Kurzweil, Willdenowia 25: 230 (1995)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Platanthera virginea Bolus, Icon. Orchid. Austro-Afric. 1: t. 60 (1896)
• Homotypic
  • Gymnadenia virginea (Bolus) Kraenzl., Orchid. Gen. Sp. 1: 562 (1898)
  • Brachycorythis virginea (Bolus) Rolfe in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 5(3): 87 (1912)
  • Neobolusia virginea (Bolus) Schltr., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 481 (1915)

References

• Linder, H.P. & Kurzweil, H. (1995) Willdenowia 25(1): 229.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2001. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 2: Orchidoideae (Part one); page 288 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850710-0
  
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2012. Dracomonticola virginea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2012 Nov. 18. Reference page. 
• Emonocot.org 2015. Dracomonticola virginea in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published online. Accessed: 2015 Dec. 1.
• Tropicos.org 2012. Dracomonticola virginea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 Nov. 2012.
• International Plant Names Index. 2012. Dracomonticola virginea. Published online. Accessed: 18. Nov. 2012.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa  Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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