Geodorum densiflorum

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Cymbidieae
Subtribus: Eulophiinae
Genus: Geodorum
Species: Geodorum densiflorum

Name

Geodorum densiflorum (Lam.) Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 4: 259 (1919).

Synonymy

Basionym
- Limodorum densiflorum Lam., Encycl. 3: 516 (1792).
Heterotypic
- Malaxis cernua Willd., Sp. Pl. 4: 93 (1805).
- Cymbidium pictum R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holl.: 331 (1810).
- Otandra cernua (Willd.) Salisb., Trans. Hort. Soc. London 1: 298 (1812).
- Cistella cernua (Willd.) Blume Bijdr.: 293 (1825).
- Dendrobium nutans C.Presl, Reliq. Haenk. 1(2): 102 (1827).
- Limodorum candidum Roxb., Fl. Ind. ed. 1832, 3: 470 (1832).
- Geodorum pictum (R.Br.) Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 175 (1833).
- Geodorum fucatum Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 20: t. 1687 (1834).
- Ortmannia cernua (Willd.) Opiz, Flora 17: 592 (1834) .
- Arethusa glutinosa Blanco, Fl. Filip.: 641 (1837).
- Dendrobium haenkeanum Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 490 (1840).
- Geodorum candidum (Roxb.) Lindl., Fol. Orchid. 6: 8 (1855).
- Geodorum rariflorum Lindl., Fol. Orchid. 6: 2 (1855).
- Geodorum semicristatum Lindl., Fol. Orchid. 6: 2 (1855).
- Tropidia grandis Hance, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 13: 128 (1873).
- Geodorum formosanum Rolfe ex Hemsl., Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 9: 157 (1895).
- Geodorum nutans (C.Presl) Ames, Orchidaceae 2: 154 (1908).
- Geodorum pacificum Rolfe, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1908: 71 (1908).
- Geodorum tricarinatum Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 9: 101 (1911).
- Geodorum neocaledonicum Kraenzl., Vierteljahrsschr. Naturf. Ges. Zürich 74: 82 (1929).
- Geodorum densiflorum var. kalimpongense R.Yonzone, Lama & Bhujel, McAllen Int. Orchid Soc. J. 13(6): 7 (2012).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Asia-Temperate
- China
  - China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan.
- Eastern Asia
  - Nansei-shoto, Ogasawara-shoto, Taiwan.
Asia-Tropical
- Indian Subcontinent
  - Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Sri Lanka.
- Indo-China
  - Andaman Isle, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Nicobar Isle, Thailand, Vietnam.
- Malesia
  - Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Isle, Malaya, Maluku, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera.
- Papuasia
  - Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea, Solomon Isle.
Australasia
- Australia
  - Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia.
Pacific
- Northwestern Pacific
  - Caroline Isle, Marianas.
- Southwestern Pacific
  - Fiji, New Caledonia, Niue, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Schlechter, F.R.R. 1919. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis, Beihefte 4: 259.

Links

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Geodorum densiflorum. Accessed: 2023 Aug 19.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Geodorum densiflorum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Aug 19. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2023. Geodorum densiflorum. 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. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Aug 19. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Geodorum densiflorum. Accessed: 19 Aug 2023.
International Plant Names Index. 2023. Geodorum densiflorum. Published online. Accessed: 19 Aug 2023.
Tropicos.org 2023. Geodorum densiflorum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 Aug 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Pink nodding orchid
മലയാളം: ഊരംപുളിക്കിഴങ്ങ
中文: 垂頭地寶蘭, 地宝兰
中文（简体）: 地宝兰