Thrixspermum pugionifolium

Thrixspermum pugionifolium

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 pugionifolium

Name

Thrixspermum pugionifolium (Hook.f.) Schltr., Orchis 5: 57 (1911).

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Sarcochilus pugionifolius Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 196 (1890).
    • Type locality: Sri Lanka. North Central Prov., Varuniya.
    • Holotype: Aug. 1890, Trimen s.n., K, K000891317.

• Homotypic
  • Dendrocolla pugionifolia (Hook.f.) Ridl., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 32: 380 (1896).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent Sri Lanka. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hooker, J.D., assisted by various botanists, 1894. The Flora of British India Vol. 6. Orchideae to Cyperaceae. London: L. Reeve. BHL Reference page. 
• Schlechter, F.R.R. 1911. Die Gattung Thrixspermum. Orchis 5: 46–48, 54–58. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Dassanayake, M.D. & Fosberg, F.R. (eds.) 1981. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam. Vol. 2: 511 pp. Reference page:  p. 195–196.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Thrixspermum pugionifolium. Accessed: 2024 Mar 25.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Thrixspermum pugionifolium in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Mar 25. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2024. Thrixspermum pugionifolium. 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. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Mar 25. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Thrixspermum pugionifolium. Accessed: 25 Mar 2024.
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Thrixspermum pugionifolium. Published online. Accessed: 25 Mar 2024.
• Tropicos.org 2024. Thrixspermum pugionifolium. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 Mar 2024.

Vernacular names

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