Dimorphorchis lowii

Dimorphorchis lowii

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: Dimorphorchis
Species: Dimorphorchis lowii

Name

Dimorphorchis lowii (Lindl.) Rolfe, Orchid Rev. 27: 149 (1919).

• Type species:

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Vanda lowii Lindl., Gard. Chron. 1847: 239 (1847).
    • Type locality: Borneo, Sarawak.
    • Holotype: Low s.n., K, K000891480; L, L 0063915.

• Homotypic
  • Renanthera lowii (Lindl.) Rchb.f., Xenia Orchid. 1: 89 (1855).
  • Arachnanthe lowii (Lindl.) Benth. & Hook.f., Gen. Pl. 3: 573 (1883).
  • Arachnis lowii (Lindl.) Rchb.f., Bot. Centralbl. 28: 344 (1886).
  • Lowianthus borneensis Becc., Nelle Forest. Borneo: 531 (1902), nom. superfl.
  • Vandopsis lowii (Lindl.) Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 10: 196 (1911).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Rolfe, R.A. 1919. Orchid Review 27: 149.

Additional references

• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 6: Epidendroideae (Part three); page 172 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19964-651-7
  

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Dimorphorchis lowii. Accessed: 2023 Oct 29.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Dimorphorchis lowii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Oct 29. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Dimorphorchis lowii. 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. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Oct 29. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Dimorphorchis lowii. Accessed: 29 Oct 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Dimorphorchis lowii. Published online. Accessed: 29 Oct 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Dimorphorchis lowii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 Oct 2023.

Vernacular names

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