Oberonia disticha

Oberonia disticha

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Malaxideae
Genus: Oberonia
Species: Oberonia disticha

Name

Oberonia disticha (Lam.) Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 33: 132 (1924)

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Epidendrum distichum Lam., Encycl. 1: 189 (1783)
• Homotypic
  • Pleurothallis disticha (Lam.) A.Rich., Mém. Soc. Hist. Nat. Paris 4: 49 (1828)
• Heterotypic
  • Cymbidium equitans Thouars, Hist. Orchid.: t. 92 (1822), nom. illeg.
  • Oberonia brevifolia Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 16 (1830)
  • Malaxis brevifolia (Lindl.) Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 215 (1861)
  • Iridorkis equitans Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 669 (1891)
  • Oberonia equitans (Kuntze) Schltr., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 33: 411 (1915), nom. illeg.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Africa West Tropical Africa Ghana, Guinea, Liberia. West-Central Tropical Africa Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Zaïre. Northeast Tropical Africa Ethiopia. East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda. South Tropical Africa Malawi, Mozambique (doubtful), Zimbabwe. Southern Africa Northern Provinces, Western Indian Ocean Comoros, Mauritius, Madagascar, Réunion, Rodrigues †. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Schlechter, F.R.R. 1924. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis, Beihefte 33: 132.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Oberonia disticha. Accessed: 2021 Sep 8.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Oberonia disticha in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Sep 8. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Oberonia disticha in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Sep 8. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. Oberonia disticha. 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 Sep 8. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Oberonia disticha. Published online. Accessed: 8 Sep 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Oberonia disticha. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 8 Sep 2021.

Vernacular names

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