Pterygodium caffrum

Pterygodium caffrum
plate 74 in:
Harry Bolus
Orchids of South Africa - volume III
(1913)

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Diseae
Subtribus: Coryciinae
Genus: Pterygodium
Species: Pterygodium caffrum

Name

Pterygodium caffrum (L.) Sw., Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Nya Handl. 21: 218 (1800)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Ophrys caffra L., Pl. Rar. Afr.: 28 (1760)

References

• Swartz, O.P. 1800 Kongliga. Vetenskaps Academiens Handlingar 21: 218.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2001. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 2: Orchidoideae (Part one); page 30 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850710-0
  
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Pterygodium caffrum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2015 Oct. 24. Reference page. 
• Emonocot.org 2015. Pterygodium caffrum in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published online. Accessed: 2015 Oct. 24.
• Tropicos.org 2015. Pterygodium caffrum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 Oct. 2015.
• International Plant Names Index. 2015. Pterygodium caffrum. Published online. Accessed: 24. Oct. 2015.
• The Plant List 2013. Pterygodium caffrum in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2015 Oct. 24.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa  Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

Vernacular names

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