Renanthera caloptera

Renanthera caloptera

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: Renanthera
Species: Renanthera caloptera

Name

Renanthera caloptera (Rchb.f.) Kocyan & Schuit., Phytotaxa 161: 68 (2014).

• Type locality: New Guinea.
• Holotype: MacFarlane s.n., W.

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Saccolabium calopterum Rchb.f., Gard. Chron., n.s., 18: 520 (1882).
• Homotypic
  • Ascoglossum calopterum (Rchb.f.) Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 1: 975 (1913).
• Heterotypic
  • Cleisostoma cryptochilum F.Muell., S. Sci. Rec., n.s., 1(4): 91 (1885).
    • Type locality: Papua New Guinea, sine loc.
    • Holotype: 1885, Chalmers s.n., MEL; Isotype at BM, BM000539009.
  • Saccolabium schleinitzianum Kraenzl., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 7: 440 (1886).
    • Type locality: Indonesia, Papua Prov., Segaar Bay.
    • Holotype: 17-Jun-1875, Nauman s.n., B (†); Isotype at AMES, 00103877.
  • Saccolabium purpureum J.J.Sm., Bull. Inst. Bot. Buitenzorg 7: 4 (1900).
    • Type locality: Indonesia, Ambon, Hutu Mortetu.
    • Holotype: J.J. Smith s.n., BO, BO-48004.
  • Ascoglossum purpureum (J.J.Sm.) Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 1: 975 (1913).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Tropical Malesia Maluku, Philippines, Sulawesi. Papuasia New Guinea, Solomon Islands. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Kocyan, A. & Schuiteman, A. 2014. New combinations in Aeridinae (Orchidaceae). Phytotaxa 161(1): 61–85. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.161.1.3 Reference page. 68.

Additional references

• Lewis, B.A. & Cribb, P.J. 1991. Orchids of the Solomon Islands and Bouganville. 274.
• Smith, J.J. 1903. Orchidées. Icones Bogorienses. Vol. 2(1): Tab. CI–CXXV. BHL Reference page: Tab. CXXIII A.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Renanthera caloptera. Accessed: 2023 Dec 13.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Renanthera caloptera in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Dec 13. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Renanthera caloptera. 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 Dec 13. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Renanthera caloptera. Accessed: 13 Dec 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Renanthera caloptera. Published online. Accessed: 13 Dec 2023.
• Orchids of New Guinea Website: Renanthera caloptera
• Tropicos.org 2023. Renanthera caloptera. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Dec 2023.

Vernacular names

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