Microcoelia cornuta

Microcoelia cornuta

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Vandeae
Subtribus: Angraecinae
Genus: Microcoelia
Species: Microcoelia cornuta

Name

Microcoelia cornuta (Ridl.) Carlsward, Amer. J. Bot. 93(5): 779 (2006).

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Gussonea cornuta Ridl. in J. Bot. 23: 310 (1885).
• Homotypic
  • Angraecum cornutum (Ridl.) Rchb.f. in Flora 68: 538 (1885).
  • Rhaphidorhynchus cornutus (Ridl.) Finet in Mém. Soc. Bot. France 9: 34 (1907).
  • Solenangis cornuta (Ridl.) Summerh. in Bot. Mus. Leafl. 11: 160 (1943).
• Heterotypic
  • Angraecum cyclochilum Schltr. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 38: 160 (1906).
  • Gussonea cyclochila (Schltr.) Schltr. in Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 33(2): 425 (1915).
  • Microcoelia cyclochila (Schltr.) R.Rice in Oasis 3(3): 14 (2007).
  • Solenangis cyclochila (Schltr.) R.Rice in Oasis 3(1): 4 (2006).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• (Ridley, H.N.) Carlsward, B.S. 2006, American Journal of Botany. Lancaster, PA 93(5): 779.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Microcoelia cornuta. Accessed: 2025 Apr 25.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Microcoelia cornuta in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Apr 25. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2025. Microcoelia cornuta. 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. 2025. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Apr 25. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Microcoelia cornuta. Accessed: 25 Apr 2025.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Microcoelia cornuta. Published online. Accessed: 25 Apr 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Microcoelia cornuta. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 Apr 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

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