Spiranthes × hongkongensis

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Cranichideae
Subtribus: Spiranthinae
Genus: Spiranthes
Nothospecies: Spiranthes × hongkongensis

Name

Spiranthes × hongkongensis S.Y.Hu & Barretto, Chung Chi J. 13(2): 2 (1976).

• Formula hybridae: Spiranthes flexuosa (Sm.) Lindl., Bot. Reg. 10: t. 823 (1824) × Spiranthes sinensis (Pers.) Ames, Orchidaceae 2: 53 (1908) .

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Hu, S.-Y. & Barretto, G. 1976. Chung Chi Journal [Chung Chi Hsueh Pao]; Primarily Devoted to Far Eastern Studies. Shatin, Hong Kong 13 (2): 2.

Additional references

• Chen, S.C., Gale, S.W. & Cribb, P.J. 2009. Spiranthes. Pp. 84–66 in Wu, Zh.Y. , Raven, P.H. & Hong, D.-Y. (eds.), Flora of China. Volume 25: Orchidaceae. Science Press, Beijing & Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, ISBN 978-1-930723-90-0. efloras PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Spiranthes hongkongensis. Accessed: 2023 Jul 30.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Spiranthes × hongkongensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jul 30. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Spiranthes × hongkongensis. 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. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jul 30. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. (Spiranthes hongkongensis).  Spiranthes × hongkongensis. Accessed: 30 Jul 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Spiranthes × hongkongensis. Published online. Accessed: 30 Jul 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Spiranthes hongkongensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 Jul 2023.

Vernacular names

中文: 香港綬草, 香港绶草