Pteroceras viridiflorum

Taxonavigation

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

Pteroceras viridiflorum (Thwaites) Holttum, Kew Bull. 14: 272 (1960).

Basionym
- Aerides viridiflora Thwaites, Enum. Pl. Zeyl.: 430 (1864).
Homotypic
- Sarcochilus viridiflorus (Thwaites) Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 38 (1890).
- Thrixspermum viridiflorum (Thwaites) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 682 (1891).

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent India, Sri Lanka. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Atthanagoda, A.G., Priyadarshana, T.S., Wijewardane, I.H., Aberathna, N.A. & Kumar, P. 2019. Pteroceras dalaputtuwa (Orchidaceae: Epidendroideae: Vandeae: Aeridinae), a new species from Sri Lanka and re-collection of Pteroceras viridiflorum after 150 years. Phytotaxa 399: 65–76. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.399.1.7.

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Pteroceras viridiflorum. Accessed: 2022 Oct 11.
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International Plant Names Index. 2022. Pteroceras viridiflorum. Published online. Accessed: 11 Oct 2022.
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