Microcoelia exilis

Microcoelia exilis

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Vandeae
Subtribus: Angraecinae
Genus: Microcoelia
Species: Microcoelia exilis

Name

Microcoelia exilis Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 61. (1830)

• Type species:

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Gussonea exilis (Lindl.) Ridl., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 21: 493 (1885)
  • Epidorkis exilis (Lindl.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 660 (1891)
  • Mystacidium exile (Lindl.) T.Durand & Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 52 (1894)
• Heterotypic
  • Angraecum chiloschistae Rchb.f., Linnaea 20: 678 (1847)
  • Rhaphidorhynchus chiloschistae (Rchb.f.) Finet, Mém. Soc. Bot. France 9: 35 (1907)
  • Gussonea chiloschistae (Rchb.f.) Schltr., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36(2): 91 (1918)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa West-Central Tropical Africa Zaïre, Northeast Tropical Africa Somalia (doubtful). East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda. South Tropical Africa Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Southern Africa KwaZulu-Natal. Western Indian Ocean Madagascar. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lindley, J. 1830. The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants 61.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 6: Epidendroideae (Part three); page 407 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19964-651-7
  

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Microcoelia exilis. Accessed: 2021 Dec 25.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Microcoelia exilis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 25. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Microcoelia exilis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 25. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. Microcoelia exilis. 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. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 25. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Microcoelia exilis. Published online. Accessed: 25 Dec 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Microcoelia exilis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 Dec 2021.

Vernacular names

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