Rhynchostylis gigantea subsp. violacea

Rhynchostylis gigantea subsp. violacea

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Vandeae
Subtribus: Aeridinae
Genus: Rhynchostylis
Species: Rhynchostylis gigantea
Subspecies: Rhynchostylis gigantea subsp. violacea

Name

Rhynchostylis gigantea subsp. violacea (Lindl.) Christenson, Indian Orchid J. 1: 154 (1985).

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Vanda violacea Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 27 (Misc.): 12 (1841).
• Homotypic
  • Rhynchostylis violacea (Lindl.) Rchb.f., Bonplandia (Hannover) 2: 93 (1854).
  • Gastrochilus violaceus (Lindl.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 661 (1891).
  • Saccolabium violaceum (Lindl.) Sander, Sander's Orch. Guide: 219 (1901).
  • Anota violacea (Lindl.) Schltr., Die Orchideen: 588 (1914).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Tropical Malesia Philippines. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Christenson, E.A. 1985. Indian Orchid Journal 1: 154.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Rhynchostylis gigantea subsp. violacea. Accessed: 2022 Nov 6.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Rhynchostylis gigantea subsp. violacea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Nov 6. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Rhynchostylis gigantea subsp. violacea. 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. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Nov 6. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Rhynchostylis gigantea subsp. violacea. Published online. Accessed: 6 Nov 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Rhynchostylis gigantea subsp. violacea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 6 Nov 2022.

Vernacular names

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