Taprobanea spathulata

Taprobanea spathulata

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Vandeae
Subtribus: Aeridinae
Genus: Taprobanea
Species: Taprobanea spathulata

Name

Taprobanea spathulata (L.) Christenson, Lindleyana 7: 90 (1992).

• monotypic taxon

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Epidendrum spathulatum L., Sp. Pl.: 952 (1753).
• Homotypic
  • Limodorum spathulatum (L.) Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 4: 125 (1805).
  • Cymbidium spathulatum (L.) Moon, Cat. Pl. Ceylon: 60 (1824).
  • Vanda spathulata (L.) Spreng., Syst. Veg. 3: 719 (1826).
• Heterotypic
  • Aerides maculata Buch.-Ham. ex Sm. in A.Rees, Cycl. 39(1): n.º 9 (1818).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Christenson, E.A. 1992. Notes on Asiatic Orchids. Lindleyana 7: 88–94. Reference page. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Taprobanea spathulata. Accessed: 2024 Aug 11.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Taprobanea spathulata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Aug 11. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2024. Taprobanea spathulata. 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 Aug 11. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Taprobanea spathulata. Accessed: 11 Aug 2024. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Taprobanea spathulata. Published online. Accessed: 11 Aug 2024. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2024. Taprobanea spathulata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 Aug 2024. Reference page.

Vernacular names

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