Hederorkis

Hederorkis scandens (Typus)

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Vandeae
Subtribus: Polystachyinae
Genus: Hederorkis

Overview of species (2)

H. scandens – H. seychellensis

Name

Hederorkis Thouars, Nouv. Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris 19: 319 (1809)

• Type species: Hederorkis scandens Thouars, Hist. Orchid.: t. 91 (1822)

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Scandederis Thouars, Hist. Orchid.: t. 91 (1822)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa Western Indian Ocean Aldabra, Mauritius, Seychelles. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 6: Epidendroideae (Part three); page 451 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19964-651-7
  
• Thouars, L.M.A. du Petit 1809. Nouveau Bulletin des Sciences, publié par la Société Philomatique de Paris 19: 319.

Additional references

• Russell, A., Samuel, M.R., Rupp, B., Barfuss, M.H.J., Šafran, M., Besendorfer, V. & Chase, M.W. 2010. Phylogenetics and cytology of a pantropical orchid genus Polystachya (Polystachyinae, Vandeae, Orchidaceae): Evidence from plastid DNA sequence data. Taxon 59(2): 389–404. DOI: 10.1002/tax.592005 JSTOR ResearchGate Reference page. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Hederorkis. Accessed: 2022 Jan 3.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Hederorkis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2022 Jan 3. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Hederorkis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2022 Jan 3. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Hederorkis. 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 on the internet. Accessed: 2022 Jan 3. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Hederorkis. Published online. Accessed 3 Jan 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Hederorkis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 3 Jan 2022.

Vernacular names

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