Thrixspermum pulchellum

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 pulchellum

Name

Thrixspermum pulchellum (Thwaites) Schltr., Orchis 5: 57 (1911).

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Cylindrochilus pulchellus Thwaites, Enum. Pl. Zeyl.: 307 (1861).
    • Type locality: Sri Lanka.
    • Holotype: C.P. 2354, K, K000891314. (Isotype at PDA)
    • Isotype: P, MNHN-P-P00324377.
    • Isotype: CAL, CAL0000000462.

• Homotypic
  • Dendrocolla pulchella (Thwaites) Thwaites, Enum. Pl. Zeyl.: 430 (1864).
  • Sarcochilus pulchellus (Thwaites) Trimen, Syst. Cat. Fl. Pl. Ceylon: 89 (1885).

• Heterotypic
  • Dendrocolla alba Ridl., J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 44: 191 (1905).
    • Type locality: Malaysia. Perak Kamuning, Sungei Siput (Machado) on old coffee trees.
    • Holotype: H. N. Ridley 14130, K.
    • Isotype: BM, BM000534632.
  • Thrixspermum album (Ridl.) Schltr., Orchis 5: 56 (1911).
  • Thrixspermum album (Ridl.) Carr, Gard. Bull. Straits Settlem. 5: 37 (1929), nom. illeg.

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

• Ridley, H.N. 1905. New and little known Malayan plants. Series II. Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 44: 189–212. BHL Reference page. 
• Schlechter, F.R.R. 1911. Die Gattung Thrixspermum. Orchis 5: 46–48, 54–58. Reference page. 
• Carr, C.E. 1929. Some Malayan Orchids. Gardens' Bulletin. Straits Settlements 5: 1-50. BHL. Reference page: 

Additional references

• Ridley, H.N. 1907. New or rare Malayan plants. Series III. Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 49: 11–52. BHL Reference page. 
• Ridley, H.N. 1924. The Flora of the Malay Peninsula. Vol. 4. Monocotiledones. 383 pp. L. Reeve and Co., London. BHL Reference page. 
• 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. 193–195.
• Toolmal, N., Sudee, S., Culham, A., Utteridge, T.M.A. & Schuiteman, A. 2023. Taxonomic notes on Thrixspermum (Orchidaceae: Aeridinae), with five new species from Thailand. Phytotaxa 601(3): 223–262. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.601.3.3 Reference page. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Thrixspermum pulchellum. Accessed: 2022 Oct 2.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Thrixspermum pulchellum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Oct 2. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Thrixspermum pulchellum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Oct 2. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Thrixspermum pulchellum. 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 2. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Thrixspermum pulchellum. Published online. Accessed: 2 Oct 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Thrixspermum pulchellum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 2 Oct 2022.