Orchidaceae
Platycoryne

Platycoryne pervillei Rchb.f.

First published in Bonplandia (Hannover) 3: 212 (1855)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Kenya to S. Tropical Africa, NW. Madagascar. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Cribb, P., Hermans, J. & Rakotoarinivo, M. (2009). Field Guide to the Orchids of Madagascar: 1-456. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 5, 1957 Hedde [14] Tanzania K000415968 Type Yes
Faulkner, H. [179] Mozambique K:SPC-20942.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [7978] Tanzania K:SPC-09496.000 No
Bidgood, S., et al. [7646] Tanzania K000718642 Yes
Faulkner, H. [1197] Tanzania K:SPC-20681.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [7803] Tanzania K:SPC-09495.000 No
Perville [593] Madagascar K000416008 Type Yes
Perville [593] Madagascar K000416009 Type Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [78636] Tanzania K:SPC-20943.000 No
Greatrex, F.C. [31805] Zimbabwe K:SPC-18518.000 No
Brummitt, R.K. [8411] Malawi K:SPC-25694.079 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [8653] Tanzania K:SPC-09497.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0