Porpax (Orchidaceae)

Porpax meirax

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Podochileae
Subtribus: Eriinae
Genus: Porpax
Species: (14)
P. borneensis – P. elwesii – P. fibuliformis – P. gigantea – P. grandiflora – P. jerdoniana – P. lanii – P. meirax – P. parishii – P. reticulata – P. scaposa – P. seidenfadenii – P. thaithongiae – P. ustulata

Name

Porpax Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 31(Misc.): 62 (1845)

Type species: Porpax reticulata Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 31 (Misc.): 62 (1845)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Aggeianthus Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 5: 18 (1851)
- Lichenora Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 5: t. 1738 (1851)

Homonyn

Porpax Salisb., Gen. Pl.: 9 (1866) vide: Aspidistra Ker Gawl., Bot. Reg. 8: t. 628 (1823)

References

Lindley, J. 1845 Edwards's Botanical Register 31(Misc.): 62.
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2006. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 4 Epidendroideae (Part one); page 577 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850712-7. Reference page.

Links

'eFloras 2009. Porpax in Flora of China vol. 25 Orchidaceae --> pdf Porpax

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Porpax in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 May 29.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Porpax in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 May 29.

International Plant Names Index. 2019. Porpax. Published online. Accessed 29 May 2019.

The Plant List 2013. Porpax in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 May 29.

Tropicos.org 2019. Porpax . Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 May 29.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: China
  - China South-Central.
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - Assam, East Himalaya, India, Nepal.
- Regional: Indo-China
  - Andaman Islands, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam.
- Regional: Malesia
  - Borneo, Malaya.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDGW – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Vernacular names

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