Pteroceras compressum

Pteroceras compressum

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Vandeae
Subtribus: Aeridinae
Genus: Pteroceras
Species: Pteroceras compressum

Name

Pteroceras compressum (Ridl.) Holttum, Kew Bull. 14: 269 (1960).

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Dendrocolla compressa Blume, Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 289 (1825).
• Homotypic
  • Aerides compressa (Blume) Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 240 (1833).
  • Sarcochilus compressus (Blume) Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 498 (1863).
  • Thrixspermum compressum (Blume) Rchb.f., Xenia Orchid. 2: 121 (1868).
• Heterotypic
  • Sarcochilus sumatranus Schltr., Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 104: 59 (1911).
  • Pteroceras sumatranum (Schltr.) Seidenf., Opera Bot. 95: 256 (1988).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Tropical Indo-China Thailand. Malesia Jawa, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatera. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Schlechter, F.R.R. 1911. Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Orchidaceen-Flora von Sumatra. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 45(3, Beibl. 104): 1–61. BHL Reference page. 
• Holttum, R.E. 1960. Kew Bulletin 14: 269.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Pteroceras compressum. Accessed: 2022 Oct 8.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Pteroceras compressum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Oct 8. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Pteroceras compressum. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Oct 8. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Pteroceras compressum. Published online. Accessed: 8 Oct 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Pteroceras compressum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 8 Oct 2022.

Vernacular names

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