Platanthera calceoliformis
| Smithorchis calceoliformis | |
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| Genus: | Smithorchis Tang & F. T. Wang
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| Species: | S. calceoliformis
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| Smithorchis calceoliformis (W. W. Sm.) Tang & F. T. Wang
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Herminium calceoliforme W. W. Sm. | |
Smithorchis is a monotypic genus contains the single species Smithorchis calceoliformis,[2] an orchid endemic to north-western Yunnan province, China.[3] Its closest relatives are the genera Diphylax and Herminium; it differs from them in having a long, creeping rhizome, and flowers which are non-resupinate (upside-down relative to those of most other orchids) and have no prominent rostellum.[2] It lives at altitudes of 3,200–4,000 metres (10,500–13,100 ft) in alpine grasslands.[3] It was originally described by William Wright Smith in 1921 as Herminium calceoliforme, having been collected by George Forrest in 1914 on the watershed between the Mekong and Yangtze rivers.[4] It is listed as an endangered species on the IUCN Red List.[1]
References
- ^ a b Template:IUCN
- ^ a b Xinqi Chen; Stephan W. Gale; Phillip J. Cribb. 33. Smithorchis Tang & F. T. Wang, Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol. Bot. 7: 139. 1936. p. 117.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|last-author-amp=ignored (|name-list-style=suggested) (help) In Wu et al. (2009). - ^ a b Xinqi Chen; Stephan W. Gale; Phillip J. Cribb. 1. Smithorchis calceoliformis (W. W. Smith) Tang & F. T. Wang, Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol. Bot. 7: 140. 1936. p. 117.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|last-author-amp=ignored (|name-list-style=suggested) (help) In Wu et al. (2009). - ^ W. W. Smith (1921). "New orchids from Yunnan and northern Burma". Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh. 63–64: 189–222.
Bibliography
- Wu Zhengyi; Peter H. Raven; Hong Deyuan, eds. (2009). Orchidaceae. Flora of China. Vol. 25. Missouri Botanical Garden Press. ISBN 9781930723900.
External links
- "Isotype of Herminium calceoliforme W.W.Sm. [family ORCHIDACEAE]". Global Plants. JSTOR.
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