Porpax meirax

Porpax meirax

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Podochileae
Subtribus: Eriinae
Genus: Porpax
Species: Porpax meirax

Name

Porpax meirax (C.S.P.Parish & Rchb.f.) King & Pantl., Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. (Calcutta) 8: 114 (1898)

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Cryptochilus meirax C.S.P.Parish & Rchb.f., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 30: 148 (1874)
• Homotypic
  • Eria meirax (C.S.P.Parish & Rchb.f.) N.E.Br., Gard. Chron., n.s., 14: 603 (1880)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Tropical Indo-China Andaman Islands, Myanmar, Thailand. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• King, G. & Pantling, R. 1898. Annals of the Royal Botanic Garden. Calcutta 8: 114.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Porpax meirax. Accessed: 2022 Sep 6.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Porpax meirax in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Sep 6. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Porpax meirax in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Sep 6. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Porpax meirax. 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 Sep 6. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Porpax meirax. Published online. Accessed: 6 Sep 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Porpax meirax. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 6 Sep 2022.

Vernacular names

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