Megalorchis regalis

Megalorchis regalis

Taxonavigation

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: Megalorchis
Species: Megalorchis regalis

Name

Megalorchis regalis (Schltr.) H.Perrier, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 83: 580 (1936 publ. 1937)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Habenaria regalis Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 33: 94 (1924)

References

• Perrier de la Bâthie, H. 1937. Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France 83: 580.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2001. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 2: Orchidoideae (Part one); page 315 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850710-0
  
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Megalorchis regalis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Jan 18. Reference page. 
• Emonocot.org 2013. Megalorchis regalis in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 24.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Megalorchis regalis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 Jan 2013.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Megalorchis regalis. Published online. Accessed: Jan 18 2013.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Western Indian Ocean Madagascar. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

Vernacular names

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