Thrixspermum congestum

Thrixspermum congestum

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: Thrixspermum
Sectio: Thrixspermum sect. Dendrocolla
Species: Thrixspermum congestum

Name

Thrixspermum congestum (F.M.Bailey) Dockrill, Australas. Sarcanthinae: 27 (1967).

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Cleisostoma congestum F.M.Bailey, Proc. Roy. Soc. Queensland 11(1): 17 (1895).
    • Type locality: Queensland. Cairns.
    • Holotype: L. J. Nugent s.n., †(?)

• Heterotypic
  • Thrixspermum adenotrichum Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 1: 962 (1913).
    • Type locality: Papua New Guinea. On trees in the woods along the Kenejia, ca. 150 m a.s.l.
    • Holotype: December 1908, Schlechter 18923, B†.
  • Thrixspermum adenotrichum var. eitapense Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 1: 963 (1913).
    • Type locality: Papua New Guinea. On trees in the woods at Peso (Eitape district), ca. 20 m a.s.l.
    • Holotype: August 1909, Schlechter 19991, B†.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Tropical Papuasia New Guinea, Solomon Islands. Australasia Australia Northern Territory, Queensland. Pacific Southwestern Pacific New Caledonia, Vanuatu. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Bailey, F.M. 1895. Botanical Notes. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 11(1): 14–19. BHL.
• Schlechter, F.R.R. 1911–1914. Die Orchidaceen von Deutsch-Neu-Guinea. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis Beihefte 1: i–1079. BHL Reference page. 
• Dockrill, A.W. 1967. Australasian Sarcanthinae: A Review of the Subtribe Sarcanthinae (Orchidaceae) in Australia and New Zealand. Australasian Native Orchid Society, Sydney. pp. 41, 43 plates.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Thrixspermum congestum. Accessed: 2022 Jul 15.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Thrixspermum congestum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jul 15. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Thrixspermum congestum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jul 15. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Thrixspermum congestum. 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 Jul 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Thrixspermum congestum. Published online. Accessed: 15 Jul 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Thrixspermum congestum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Jul 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Cupped hairseed

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