Holothrix aphylla

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Orchideae
Subtribus: Orchidinae
Genus: Holothrix
Species: Holothrix aphylla

Name

Holothrix aphylla Rchb.f., Otia Bot. Hamburg. 2: 119 (1881).

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Orchis aphylla Forssk. in Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 156 (1775).
• Homotypic
  • Deroemera aphylla (Forssk.) Schltr. & Rendle in J. Bot. 33: 277 (1895).
  • Habenaria aphylla (Forssk.) R.Br. ex Spreng. in Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 3: 690 (1826).
  • Deroemera aphylla (Forssk.) Schltr. & Rendle in J. Bot. 33: 277 (1895).
  • Platanthera aphylla (Forssk.) Lindl. in Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 289 (1835).
• Heterotypic
  • Deroemera acuminata Rendle & Schltr. in J. Bot. 33: 277 (1895).
  • Deroemera calva (Kraenzl.) Schltr. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 486 (1915).
  • Deroemera ledermannii (Kraenzl.) Schltr. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 486 (1915).
  • Holothrix calva Kraenzl. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 48: 386 (1912).
  • Holothrix ledermannii Kraenzl. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 48: 385 (1912).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa East Tropical Africa Kenya, Uganda. Northeast Tropical Africa Eritrea, Ethiopia. West Tropical Africa Nigeria. West-Central Tropical Africa Burundi, Cameroon, Rwanda, Zaire. Asia-Temperate Arabian Peninsula Yemen. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Reichenbach, H.G. 1881. Otia Botanica Hamburgensia 2: 119.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Holothrix aphylla. Accessed: 2023 Nov 8.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Holothrix aphylla in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Nov 8. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Holothrix aphylla. 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 Nov 8. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Holothrix aphylla. Accessed: 8 Nov 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Holothrix aphylla. Published online. Accessed: 8 Nov 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Holothrix aphylla. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 8 Nov 2023.