Phaius tetragonus

Phaius tetragonus

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Collabieae
Genus: Phaius
Species: Phaius tetragonus

Name

Phaius tetragonus (Thouars) Rchb.f., Bonplandia (Hannover) 3: 221 (1855)

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Epidendrum tetragonum Thouars, Hist. Orchid.: t. 33-34 (1822)
• Homotypic
  • Broughtonia tetragona (Thouars) Spreng., Syst. Veg. ed. 16, 3: 734 (1826)
  • Limodorum tetragonum (Thouars) A.Rich., Mém. Soc. Hist. Nat. Paris 4: 41 (1828)
  • Pesomeria tetragona (Thouars) Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 24(Misc.): 5 (1838)
• Heterotypic
  • Cyanorkis cyanorchis Thouars, Hist. Orchid.: t. 33-34 (1822)

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Reichenbach, H.G. 1855. Bonplandia (Hannover) 3: 221.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Phaius tetragonus. Accessed: 2021 Nov 23.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Phaius tetragonus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Nov 23. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Phaius tetragonus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Nov 23. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. Phaius tetragonus. 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 Nov 23. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Phaius tetragonus. Published online. Accessed: 23 Nov 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Phaius tetragonus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 Nov 2021.

Vernacular names

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