Holothrix arachnoidea

Taxonavigation edit

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: Holothrix
Species: Holothrix arachnoidea

Name edit

Holothrix arachnoidea Rchb.f., Otia Bot. Hamburg. 2: 107 (1881).

Synonymy edit

  • Basionym
    • Peristylus arachnoideus A.Rich. in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 14: 267 (1840).
  • Homotypic
    • Holothrix richardii Rolfe in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 7: 191 (1897), nom. illeg.
  • Heterotypic
    • Holothrix vatkeana Rchb.f. in J. Bot. 14: 346 (1876).

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Africa
    • East Tropical Africa
      • Kenya.
    • Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Djibouti, Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan.
  • Asia-Temperate
    • Arabian Peninsula
      • Saudi Arabia, Yemen.

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

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