Smithsonia
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Typus of Smithsonia
Taxonavigation
Taxonavigation: Asparagales |
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Classification System: APG IV
Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Vandeae
Subtribus: Aeridinae
Genus: Smithsonia
Overview of species (3)
S. maculata –
S. straminea –
S. viridiflora
Name
Smithsonia C.J.Saldanha, J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 71: 73 (1974)
- Type species: Smithsonia straminea C.J.Saldanha, J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 71: 73 (1974)
Synonymy
- Heterotypic
- Micropera Dalzell, Hooker's J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 3: 282 (1851), nom. illeg.
- Loxoma Garay, Bot. Mus. Leafl. 23: 183 (1972), nom. illeg.
- Loxomorchis Rauschert, Taxon 31: 561 (1982)
Distribution
Native distribution areas: |
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References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition |
References
Primary references
- Saldanha, C.J. 1974. Smithsonia, a new genus from western India. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 71 (1): 72–75.
Additional references
- Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 6: Epidendroideae (Part three); page 292 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19964-651-7
Links
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Smithsonia. Accessed: 2022 Jun 21.
- Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Smithsonia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jun 21. Reference page.
- Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Smithsonia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jun 21. Reference page.
- Hassler, M. 2022. Smithsonia. 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 Jun 21. Reference page.
- International Plant Names Index. 2022. Smithsonia. Published online. Accessed: 21 Jun 2022.
- Tropicos.org 2022. Smithsonia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Jun 2022.
Vernacular names
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