Plectrelminthus caudatus

Plectrelminthus caudatus

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: Plectrelminthus
Species: Plectrelminthus caudatus

Name

Plectrelminthus caudatus (Lindl.) Summerh., Kew Bull. 4: 441. (1949)

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Angraecum caudatum Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 22: t. 1844 (1836)
• Homotypic
  • Listrostachys caudata (Lindl.) Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 907 (1864)
  • Angorchis caudata (Lindl.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 651 (1891)
  • Leptocentrum caudatum (Lindl.) Schltr., Die Orchideen, Beschreib. Kult. Zücht.: 600 (1914)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa West Tropical Africa Benin, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo. West-Central Tropical Africa Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon, Zaire. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Summerhayes, V.S. 1949. Kew Bulletin 441.

Links

• Emonocot.org 2018. Plectrelminthus caudatus in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published online. Accessed: 2018 November 6.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Plectrelminthus caudatus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 November 6. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Plectrelminthus caudatus. Published online. Accessed: 6 November 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Plectrelminthus caudatus in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 November 6.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Plectrelminthus caudatus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 6 November 2018.

Vernacular names

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