Microcoelia exilis

Taxonavigation

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

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

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)

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.

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

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.

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