Thrixspermum majus

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 majus

Name

Thrixspermum majus (Carr) Kocyan & Schuit., Phytotaxa 161: 75 (2014).

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Cheirorchis major Carr, Gard. Bull. Straits Settlem. 7: 43 (1932).
    • Type locality: Peninsular Malaysia. Pahang, Krambit.
    • Holotype: Carr s.n., SING?

• Homotypic
  • Cordiglottis major (Carr) Garay, Bot. Mus. Leafl. 23: 176 (1972).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Tropical Malesia Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia. 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. 

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. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Thrixspermum majus. Accessed: 2022 Sep 29.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Thrixspermum majus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Sep 29. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Thrixspermum majus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Sep 29. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Thrixspermum majus. 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 29. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Thrixspermum majus. Published online. Accessed: 29 Sep 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Thrixspermum majus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 Sep 2022.