Smithsonia viridiflora

Smithsonia viridiflora

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: Smithsonia
Species: Smithsonia viridiflora

Name

Smithsonia viridiflora (Dalzell) C.J.Saldanha, J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 71: 75 (1974).

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Micropera viridiflora Dalzell, Hooker's J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 3: 282 (1851).
• Homotypic
  • Saccolabium viridiflorum (Dalzell) Lindl., J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 3: 36 (1858).
  • Gastrochilus viridiflorus (Dalzell) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 661 (1891).
  • Sarcochilus viridiflorus (Dalzell) T.Cooke, Fl. Bombay 2: 697 (1907), nom. illeg.
  • Sarcochilus dalzellianus Santapau, Kew Bull. 3: 498 (1948 publ. 1949).
  • Gastrochilus dalzellianus (Santapau) Santapau & Kapadia, J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 59: 842 (1963).
  • Aerides dalzelliana (Santapau) Garay, Bot. Mus. Leafl. 23: 158 (1972).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Saldanha, C.J. 1974. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 71(1): 75.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Smithsonia viridiflora. Accessed: 2024 May 14.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Smithsonia viridiflora in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 May 14. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2024. Smithsonia viridiflora. 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. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 May 14. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Smithsonia viridiflora. Accessed: 14 May 2024.
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Smithsonia viridiflora. Published online. Accessed: 14 May 2024.
• Tropicos.org 2024. Smithsonia viridiflora. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 May 2024.

Vernacular names

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