Rhipidoglossum pulchellum

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 pulchellum
Varietates: (2)
R. p. var. geniculatum – R. p. var. pulchellum

Name

Rhipidoglossum pulchellum (Summerh.) Garay, Bot. Mus. Leafl. 23: 195 (1972)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Diaphananthe pulchella Summerh., Bot. Mus. Leafl. 12: 103 (1945)

References

• Garay, L.A. (1972) Botanical Museum Leaflets 23 (4): 195.
• 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 pulchellum 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 pulchellum in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published online. Accessed: 2015 July 27.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Rhipidoglossum pulchellum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 8 Jan. 2013.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Rhipidoglossum pulchellum. Published online. Accessed: 8. Jan. 2013.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa  Regional: East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda. Regional: South Tropical Africa Malawi, Zambia. Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa Cameroon, Rwanda, Zaire. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition