Sarcophyton (Orchidaceae)

Sarcophyton pachyphyllum

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: Sarcophyton

Overview of species (3)

S. crassifolium – S. pachyphyllum – S. taiwanianum

Name

Sarcophyton Garay, Bot. Mus. Leafl. 23: 201 (1972)

• Type species: Sarcophyton crassifolium (Lindl. & Paxton) Garay, Bot. Mus. Leafl. 23: 202 (1972)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate Eastern Asia Taiwan. Asia-Tropical Malesia Philippines. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Garay, L.A. 1972. Botanical Museum Leaflets 23(4): 201.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 6: Epidendroideae (Part three); page 278 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19964-651-7
  

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Sarcophyton. Accessed: 2022 Sep 6.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Sarcophyton in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Sep 6. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Sarcophyton in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Sep 6. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Sarcophyton. 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 Sep 6. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Sarcophyton. Published online. Accessed: 6 Sep 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Sarcophyton. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 6 Sep 2022.

Vernacular names

中文: 肉兰属
中文（简体）: 肉兰属

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