Luisia unguiculata

Luisia unguiculata

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: Luisia
Species: Luisia unguiculata

Name

Luisia unguiculata J.J.Sm., Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, sér. 3, 8: 65 (1926).

• Type locality: Timor: In the centre, living plant cult. in Hort. Bogor, imported 1924.
• Holotype: W. Groeneveldt 21, BO, BO-67475.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Tropical Malesia Lesser Sunda Islands (Timor). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Smith, J.J. 1926. Orchidaceae novae Malayenses XI. Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de Buitenzorg, ser.3, Vol. VIII(I): 35–70. Internet Archive Reference page: 65.

Additional references

• Mishra, S. , Jalal, J. S. et al. 2020. A Note on the Occurrence of Luisia unguiculata (Orchidaceae) in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. Nelumbo 62(1): 50–53. DOI: 10.20324/nelumbo/v62/2020/152396.
• Seidenfaden, G. 1971. Notes on the Genus Luisia. Dansk Botanisk Arkiv 27(4): 7–101. Reference page. 46.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Luisia unguiculata. Accessed: 2022 Oct 25.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Luisia unguiculata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Oct 25. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Luisia unguiculata. 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 25. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Luisia unguiculata. Published online. Accessed: 25 Oct 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Luisia unguiculata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 Oct 2022.

Vernacular names

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