Platylepis

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Cranichideae
Subtribus: Goodyerinae
Genus: Platylepis

Overview of species (19)

P. bigibbosa – P. bombus – P. commelynae – P. constricta – P. densiflora – P. geluana – P. glandulosa – P. grandiflora – P. heteromorpha – P. intricata – P. lamellata – P. margaritifera – P. occulta – P. polyadenia – P. rufa – P. tidorensis – P. viscosa – P. xerostele – P. zeuxinoides

Name

Platylepis A.Rich., Mém. Soc. Hist. Nat. Paris 4: 34 (1828), nom. cons.

• Type species: Platylepis occulta (Thouars) Rchb.f., Linnaea 41: 62 (1876)

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Erporkis Thouars, Nouv. Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris 10: 317 (1809), nom. rej.
  • Notiophrys Lindl., J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 1: 189 (1857)
  • Moerenhoutia Blume, Coll. Orchid.: 99 (1859)
  • Diplogastra Welw. ex Rchb.f., Flora 48: 183 (1865)
  • Coralliokyphos H.Fleischm. & Rech., Denkschr. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss., Wien. Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 85: 252 (1910)

Homonym

• Platylepis Kunth, Enum. Pl. 2: 269 (1837), nom. illeg. - vide: Ascolepis Nees ex Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 105 (1855)

References

• Richard, A. (1828) Mémoires de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris 4: 34.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2003. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 3: Orchidoideae (Part two); page 136 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850711-9
  
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2012. Platylepis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2012 Nov. 16. Reference page. 
• Emonocot.org 2015. Platylepis in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published online. Accessed: 2015 July 22.
• Tropicos.org 2012. Platylepis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 Nov. 2012.
• International Plant Names Index. 2012. Platylepis. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 16 2012.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa  Regional: East Tropical Africa Tanzania, Uganda. Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Ethiopia, Sudan. Regional: South Tropical Africa Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Regional: Southern Africa KwaZulu-Natal. Regional: West Tropical Africa Benin, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria. Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Zaire. Regional: Western Indian Ocean Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion, Seychelles. Continental: Asia-Tropical  Regional: Malesia Maluku. Regional: Papuasia New Guinea. Continental: Pacific  Regional: South-Central Pacific Society Islands. Regional: Southwestern Pacific New Caledonia, Samoa, Vanuatu, Wallis-Futuna Islands. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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