Porpax elaidium

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Podochileae
Subtribus: Eriinae
Genus: Porpax
Species: Porpax elaidium

Name

Porpax elaidium (Lindl.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen, Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 186: 199 (2018)

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Bulbophyllum elaidium Lindl., J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 6: 127 (1862)
• Homotypic
  • Phyllorkis elaidum (Lindl.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 677 (1891)
• Homotypic
  • Stolzia elaidium (Lindl.) Summerh., Kew Bull. 17: 557 (1964)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa West Tropical Africa Liberia, Nigeria. West-Central Tropical Africa Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Islands. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Schuiteman, A., Ng, Y.P. & Pedersen, H.A. 2018. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 186: 199.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Porpax elaidium. Accessed: 2022 Sep 6.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Porpax elaidium in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Sep 6. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Porpax elaidium in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Sep 6. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Porpax elaidium. Published online. Accessed: 6 Sep 2022.