Pterygodium magnum

Pterygodium magnum
plate 81 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 magnum

Name

Pterygodium magnum Rchb.f., Flora 50: 117 (1867)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Corycium magnum (Rchb.f.) Rolfe in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 5: 111 (1913)

References

• Reichenbach, H.G. (1867) Flora 50: 117.
• 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 magnum 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 magnum in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published online. Accessed: 2015 Oct. 24.
• Tropicos.org 2015. Pterygodium magnum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 Oct. 2015.
• International Plant Names Index. 2015. Pterygodium magnum. Published online. Accessed: 24. Oct. 2015.
• The Plant List 2013. Pterygodium magnum in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2015 Oct. 24.

Distribution

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

Vernacular names

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