Orectanthe sceptrum

Orectanthe sceptrum

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Xyridaceae
Genus: Orectanthe
Species: Orectanthe sceptrum

Name

Orectanthe sceptrum (Oliv.) Maguire (1958)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Abolboda sceptrum Oliv., Timehri 5: 208. 1886 Trans. Linn. Soc. (ser. 2) Bot. 2: 286. 1887.

• Heterotypic
  • Orectanthe sceptrum subsp. occidentalis Maguire, Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 10(1): 5. 1958.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Northern South America W. Guyana, S. Venezuela. Brazil Brazil North. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Orectanthe sceptrum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2015 Mar 04. Reference page. 
• Maguire, B. (1958) Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 10 : 3.