Megastylis paradoxa

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Diurideae
Subtribus: Megastylidinae
Genus: Megastylis
Species: Megastylis paradoxa

Name

Megastylis paradoxa (Kraenzl.) N.Hallé, Fl. Nouv.-Caléd. 8: 504 (1977).

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Phaius paradoxus Kraenzl., Vierteljahrsschr. Naturf. Ges. Zürich 74: 77 (1929).
• Heterotypic
  • Lyperanthus humboldtianus Guillaumin, Mém. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Bot. 4: 76 (1953).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Pacific Southwestern Pacific New Caledonia (Mt. Humboldt). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hallé, N. 1977. Flore de la Nouvelle-Calédonie et Dépendances. 8. Orchidacées. 565 pp. Paris: Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. PDF (260 MB) BHL Reference page: 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Megastylis paradoxa. Accessed: 2023 Oct 2.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Megastylis paradoxa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Oct 2. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Megastylis paradoxa. 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 Oct 2. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Megastylis paradoxa. Accessed: 2 Oct 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Megastylis paradoxa. Published online. Accessed: 2 Oct 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Megastylis paradoxa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 2 Oct 2023.