Luisia microptera

Luisia microptera

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: Luisia
Species: Luisia microptera

Name

Luisia microptera Rchb.f., Gard. Chron. 1870: 1503 (1870).

• Type locality: India, Assam
• Holotype: BENSON sine No., W, Herb. REICHENB. (51711).

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Luisia brachystachys var. flaveola Rchb.f., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 30: 144 (1874).
    • Holotype: Reichenbach Herbar 26238, W.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent Assam. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Reichenbach, H.G. 1870. New Garden Plants. Gardeners' Chronicle 1870: 1503.

Additional references

• Seidenfaden, G. 1971. Notes on the genus Luisia. Dansk Botanisk Arkiv. 27(4): 7–101.
• Rao, C.S. & Singh, S.K. 2015. Wild Orchids of Meghalaya - A Pictorial Guide. Meghalaya Biodiversity Board, Shillong. ISBN 9789383403097, Reference page:146. (as L. filiformis)

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Luisia microptera. Accessed: 2022 Oct 25.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Luisia microptera in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Oct 25. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Luisia microptera. 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 Oct 25. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Luisia microptera. Published online. Accessed: 25 Oct 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Luisia microptera. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 Oct 2022.

Vernacular names

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