Thrixspermum pygmaeum

Thrixspermum pygmaeum

Thrixspermum pygmaeum

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: Thrixspermum
Sectio: Thrixspermum sect. Dendrocolla
Species: Thrixspermum pygmaeum

Name

Thrixspermum pygmaeum (King & Pantl.) Holttum, Kew Bull. 14: 275 (1960).

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Sarcochilus pygmaeus King & Pantl., Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. (Calcutta) 8: 207 (1898).
    • Type locality: India. Sikkim, Pemiongtsi (Pemayangtse).
    • Holotype: Pantling 472, CAL, †??

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• King, G. & Pantling, R. 1898. The Orchids of the Sikkim-Himalaya (I-IV). Annals of the Royal Botanic Garden (Calcutta) 8: 1–342. Part I-II:BHL, Part III-IV: BHL. Reference page: 
• Holttum, R.E. 1960. The Genera Sarcochilus R.Br. and Pteroceras Hassk. (Orchidaceae) with Notes on Other Genera Which Have Been Included in Sarcochilus. Kew Bulletin 14(2): 263–276. DOI: 10.2307/4114807 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Gogoi, K. & Rinya, K. 2019. Thrixspermum japonicum (Miq.) Rchb.f. (Orchidaceae: Epidendroideae: Vandeae: Aeridinae) – an addition to the Orchid flora of India. Pleione 13(2): 403–406. DOI: 10.26679/Pleione.13.2.2019.403-406. (as T. japonicum).

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Thrixspermum pygmaeum. Accessed: 2022 Oct 6.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Thrixspermum pygmaeum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Oct 6. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Thrixspermum pygmaeum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Oct 6. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Thrixspermum pygmaeum. 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 Oct 6. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Thrixspermum pygmaeum. Published online. Accessed: 6 Oct 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Thrixspermum pygmaeum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 6 Oct 2022.

Vernacular names

中文: 西藏白点兰
中文（简体）: 西藏白点兰

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