Porpax compacta

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Podochileae
Subtribus: Eriinae
Genus: Porpax
Species: Porpax compacta
Subspecies: (3)
P. c. subsp. compacta – P. c. subsp. iringana – P. c. subsp. purpurata

Name

Porpax albiflora (P.J.Cribb) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen, Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 186: 199 (2018)

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Stolzia compacta P.J.Cribb, Kew Bull. 32: 159 (1977)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa East Tropical Africa Tanzania. South Tropical Africa Malawi, Zimbabwe. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Schuiteman, A., Ng, Y.P. & Pedersen, H.A. 2018. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 186: 199.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Porpax compacta. Accessed: 2022 Sep 6.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Porpax compacta in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Sep 6. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Porpax compacta in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Sep 6. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Porpax compacta. Published online. Accessed: 6 Sep 2022.