Plocoglottis lowii

Plocoglottis lowii

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Collabieae
Genus: Plocoglottis
Species: Plocoglottis lowii

Name

Plocoglottis lowii Rchb.f., Gard. Chron. 1865: 434 (1865)

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Plocoglottis porphyrophylla Ridl., Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 3: 368 (1893)
  • Plocoglottis lowii var. papuana J.J.Sm., Nova Guinea 12: 197 (1915)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Tropical Indo-China Andaman Islands, Thailand. Malesia Borneo, Malaya, Maluku, Sumatera. Papuasia New Guinea. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Reichenbach, H.G. 1865. The Gardeners' Chronicle & Agricultural Gazette 434.

Links

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

Vernacular names

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