Rhipidoglossum melianthum

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: Rhipidoglossum
Species: Rhipidoglossum melianthum

Name

Rhipidoglossum melianthum (P.J.Cribb) Senghas, Schlechter Orchideen 1(16-18): 1110 (1986)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Diaphananthe meliantha P.J.Cribb, Kew Bull. 34: 335 (1979)
• Homotypic
  • Angraecopsis meliantha (P.J.Cribb) R.Rice, Prelim. Checklist & Survey Subtrib. Aerangidinae (Orchidac.): 20 (2005)

References

• Senghas, K. (1986) Die Orchideen 1(16–18): 1110.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 6: Epidendroideae (Part three); page 431 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19964-651-7
  
• Stewart, J., Hermans, J. & Campbell, B. (2006) Angraecoid Orchids: Species from the African Region. Portland, OR-USA: Timber Press, p. 213. ISBN 13:978-0-88192-788-7
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Rhipidoglossum melianthum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Jan. 8. Reference page. 
• Emonocot.org 2015. Rhipidoglossum melianthum in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published online. Accessed: 2015 July 27.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Rhipidoglossum melianthum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 8 Jan. 2013.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Rhipidoglossum melianthum. Published online. Accessed: 8. Jan. 2013.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: East Tropical Africa Tanzania. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition