Orchidaceae
Rhipidoglossum

Rhipidoglossum melianthum (P.J.Cribb) Senghas

First published in F.R.R.Schlechter, Orchideen Beschreib. Kult. Zücht., ed. 3, 1(16-18): 1110 (1986)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania. It is an epiphytic subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Tanzania

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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 16, 2018 Leedal, G.P. [2621] Tanzania K:SPC-39854.000 No
Jul 16, 2018 Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [1780] Tanzania K:SPC-39859.000 No
Cribb, P; Grey-Wilson, C. [10463] Tanzania K000306316 Type Yes
Cribb, P; Grey-Wilson, C. [10463] Tanzania K:SPC-38753.000 Holotype No
Jul 9, 1980 Thulin, M.; Mhoro, B. [s.n.] Tanzania Diaphananthe meliantha K000390195 No
Leedal, G.P. [2626] Tanzania Diaphananthe meliantha K000390192 No
Kayombo, C.J. [745] Tanzania Diaphananthe meliantha K000390193 Yes
Leedal, G.P. [2621] Tanzania Diaphananthe meliantha K000390188 No
Lovett, J.; Keeley, P.A. [62] Tanzania Diaphananthe meliantha K000390191 No
Polhill, R.M.; Paulo, S. [1780] Tanzania Diaphananthe meliantha K000390190 No
Spurrier [75] Tanzania Diaphananthe meliantha K000390187 No
de Leyser, E.; Keeley, P. [213] Tanzania Diaphananthe meliantha K:SPC-53934.000 No
Moreau, R.E. [470] Tanzania Diaphananthe meliantha K000390194 No
Lovett, J.; Keeley, P.A. [61] Tanzania Diaphananthe meliantha K000390189 Yes
Keeley, P.A. [107] Tanzania Diaphananthe meliantha K000390197 No
Moreau, R.E. [470] Tanzania Diaphananthe meliantha K000390196 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • 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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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