Macropodanthus berkeleyi

Macropodanthus berkeleyi

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 berkeleyi

Name

Macropodanthus berkeleyi (Rchb.f.) Seidenf. & Garay, Opera Bot. 95: 261 (1988).

• Type locality: Probably Nicobar Isl.
• Holotype: Berkeley, E.S. 8, Herb. Reichenbach 41556, 41557; W.
• Isotype: Berkeley, E.S. s.n., K, K000891410.

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Thrixspermum berkeleyi Rchb.f., Gard. Chron., n.s., 17: 557 (1882).
• Homotypic
  • Sarcochilus berkleyi (Rchb.f.) Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 37 (1890).
  • Pteroceras berkeleyi (Rchb.f.) Holttum, Kew Bull. 14: 269 (1960).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Tropical Indo-China Nicobar Islands. 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.

Additional references

• Hooker, J.D., assisted by various botanists, 1894. The Flora of British India Vol. 6. Orchideae to Cyperaceae. London: L. Reeve. BHL Reference page. 37.
• Hooker, J.D., 1895. A Century of Indian Orchids. Annals of the Royal Botanic Garden (Calcutta) 5(1): 1–68. BHL Reference page: 44, plate 66.
• Holttum, R.E. 1960. The Genera Sarcochilus R.Br. and Pteroceras Hassk. (Orchidaceae) with Notes on Other Genera Which Have Been Included in Sarcochilus. Kew Bulletin 14(2): 263–276. DOI: 10.2307/4114807 Reference page. 269.

Links

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

Vernacular names

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