Thrixspermum westenenkii

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Thrixspermum westenenkii

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 westenenkii

Name

Thrixspermum westenenkii (J.J.Sm.) Kocyan & Schuit., Phytotaxa 161: 75 (2014).

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Cordiglottis westenenkii J.J.Sm., Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, sér. 3, 5: 95 (1922).
    • Type locality: Sumatra. Benkoelen, Lebong, Rimbo Pengadang.
    • Holotype: June 1916, L.C. Westenenk, Ajoeb 223, BO?

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Smith, J.J. 1922. Orchidaceae novae Malayenses X. Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de Buitenzorg, ser.3, Vol. V(I): 12–110. BHL Reference page: 95.
• Kocyan, A. & Schuiteman, A. 2014. New combinations in Aeridinae (Orchidaceae). Phytotaxa 161(1): 61–85. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.161.1.3 Reference page. 75.

Additional references

• Wood, J.J. & Lamb, A.L. 2012. Cordiglottis filiformis – A New Record for Borneo. Malesian Orchid Journal 9: 115–120.Reference page. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Thrixspermum westenenkii. Accessed: 2023 Feb 2.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Thrixspermum westenenkii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Feb 2. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Thrixspermum westenenkii. 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 Feb 2. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Thrixspermum westenenkii. Published online. Accessed: 2 Feb 2023. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Thrixspermum westenenkii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 2 Feb 2023.

Vernacular names

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