Smithsonia straminea

Smithsonia straminea

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: Smithsonia
Species: Smithsonia straminea

Name

Smithsonia maculata C.J.Saldanha, J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 71: 73 (1974).

• Type species

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Loxoma straminea (C.J.Saldanha) Pradhan, Indian Orchids: Guide Identif. & Cult. 2: 718 (1979).
  • Gastrochilus stramineus (Saldanha) R.Rice, Photo Intro Vandoid Orchid Gen. Asia: 159 (2018).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Saldanha, C.J. 1974. Smithsonia, a new genus from western India. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 71 (1): 72–75.

Additional references

• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 6: Epidendroideae (Part three); page 292 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19964-651-7
  

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Smithsonia straminea. Accessed: 2024 May 14.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Smithsonia straminea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 May 14. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2024. Smithsonia straminea. 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. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 May 14. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Smithsonia straminea. Accessed: 14 May 2024.
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Smithsonia straminea. Published online. Accessed: 14 May 2024.
• Tropicos.org 2024. Smithsonia straminea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 May 2024.

Vernacular names

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