Pterygodium platypetalum

Pterygodium platypetalum
plate 48 in:
Harry Bolus
Orchids of South Africa - volume I
(1896)

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 platypetalum

Name

Pterygodium platypetalum Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 366 (1838)

References

• Lindley, J. 1838. The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants 366.
• 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 platypetalum 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 platypetalum in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published online. Accessed: 2015 Oct. 24.
• Tropicos.org 2015. Pterygodium platypetalum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 Oct. 2015.
• International Plant Names Index. 2015. Pterygodium platypetalum. Published online. Accessed: 24. Oct. 2015.
• The Plant List 2013. Pterygodium platypetalum 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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