Macropodanthus alatus

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: Macropodanthus
Species: Macropodanthus alatus

Name

Macropodanthus alatus (Holttum) Seidenf. & Garay, Opera Bot. 95: 261 (1988).

• Type locality: Malaysia, Pahang, Raub District, Fraser's Hill.
• Holotype: 1953, S.F.N. 39464 (leg. Holltum), SING, 0046993.

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Sarcochilus alatus Holttum, Gard. Bull. Singapore 14: 5 (1953).
• Homotypic
  • Pteroceras alatum (Holttum) Holttum, Kew Bull. 14: 269 (1960).
• Heterotypic
  • Macropodanthus tridentatus Seidenf., Opera Bot. 95: 265 (1988).
    • Type locality: Malaya: Gunong Panti, Johore.
    • Holotype: Carr, s.n., SING, 0047274.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Tropical Indo-China Cambodia, Nicobar Islands, Thailand, Vietnam. Malesia Peninsular Malaysia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Seidenfaden, G. 1988. Orchid genera in Thailand 14. Fifty-nine vandoid Genera. Opera Botanica 95: 1–398. Reference page. 261.
• Holttum, R.E. 1953. Three New Orchids from Malaya. Gardens' Bulletin, Singapore 14(1): 4–7. BHL Reference page: 5, Illustration.

Additional references

• Pholsena, P. 1997. Macropodanthus tridentatus Seidenf. (Orchidaceae): A new orchid record for Thailand. Thai Forest Bulletin, Botany 25: 60–62. --> pdf.
• Seidenfaden, G.(†) & Pedersen, H.A. 2003. Contributions to the Orchid flora of Thailand XIV. Nordic Journal of Botany 22(5): 525–534. DOI: 10.1111/j.1756-1051.2002.tb01910.x. Reference page: 
• Averyanov, L.V. et al. 2015. New orchids in the flora of Vietnam. Wulfenia 22: 137–188. ResearchGate, --> pdf.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Macropodanthus alatus. Accessed: 2022 Oct 25.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Macropodanthus alatus 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. Macropodanthus alatus. 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. Macropodanthus alatus. Published online. Accessed: 25 Oct 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Macropodanthus alatus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 Oct 2022.