Ludisia

Ludisia discolor

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: Ludisia
Species: L. discolor

Name

Ludisia A.Rich. in J.B.G.Bory de Saint-Vincent, Dict. Class. Hist. Nat. 7: 437. (1825)

• Lectotype: Ludisia discolor (Ker Gawler) A.Rich. (Goodyera discolor Ker Gawler) designated by Ormerod, Lindleyana, 17(4): 211 (2002)
• monotypic taxon

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Haemaria Lindl., Orchid. Scelet.: 9. (1826)
  • Myoda Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 19: t. 1618. (1833)
  • Dicrophyla Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 39. (1838)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate China China South-Central, Hainan, China Southeast. Asia-Tropical Indo-China Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam. Malesia Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, Philippines, Sumatera. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Richard, A. 1825. Dictionnaire classique d'histoire naturelle 7: 437.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2003. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 3: Orchidoideae (Part two); page 116 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850711-9
  

Links

• 'eFloras 2009. Ludisia in Flora of China vol. 25 Orchidaceae --> pdf Ludisia
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Ludisia. Accessed: 2021 Dec 27.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Ludisia in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 27. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Ludisia in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 27. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. Ludisia. 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. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 27. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Ludisia. Published online. Accessed: 27 Dec 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Ludisia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 Dec 2021.

Vernacular names

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