Paralophia (Orchidaceae)

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Cymbidieae
Subtribus: Eulophiinae
Genus: Paralophia
Species: P. epiphytica – P. palmicola

Name

Paralophia P.J.Cribb & Hermans, Bot. Mag. 22: 48 (2005)

• Type species: Paralophia epiphytica (P.J.Cribb, Du Puy & Bosser) P.J.Cribb, Bot. Mag. 22: 50 (2005)

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Hermans, J. & Cribb, P. 2005. 519. Paralophia epiphytica: Orchidaceae. Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, New Edition 22(1): 47–52. DOI: 10.1111/j.1355-4905.2005.00462.x Reference page. 
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 5: Epidendroideae (Part two); page 116 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-850713-0
  

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Paralophia. Accessed: 2021 May 26.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Paralophia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 26. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Paralophia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 26. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. Paralophia. 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 May 26. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Paralophia. Published online. Accessed: 26 May 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Paralophia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 May 2021.

Vernacular names

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