Orchidaceae
Hetaeria

Hetaeria heterosepala (Rchb.f.) Summerh.

First published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1934: 207 (1934)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to Tanzania, N. Madagascar. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Madagascar, Nigeria, Tanzania, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Cribb, P., Gautier, L., Trigui, S. & Nusbaumer, L. (2011). Two new records of Orchidaceae from Madagascar, with an updated list of species shared with continental Africa. Candollea 66: 411-416.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • Szlachetko, D.L. & al. (2004). Flore du Gabon 36: 1-231. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.
  • Szlachetko, D.L. (2008). Orchidaceae of Ivory Coast. Ruizia 20: 1-396.
  • Velayos, M. & al. (eds.) (2018). Flora de Guinea Ecuatorial 10: 1-491. Consejo superior de investigaciones científicas, Real jardín botánico, Madrid.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Zeuxine heterosepala.]

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • in Kew Bull, 1934: 207.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Cribb, P., Gautier, L., Trigui, S. & Nusbaumer, L. (2011). Two new records of Orchidaceae from Madagascar, with an updated list of species shared with continental Africa. Candollea 66: 411-416.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • Velayos, M. & al. (eds.) (2018). Flora de Guinea Ecuatorial 10: 1-491. Consejo superior de investigaciones científicas, Real jardín botánico, Madrid.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Summerh. in Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Kew 1934: 207 (1934)
  • Summerh. in Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3: 210 (1968).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 24, 2009 Trigui, S.M., et al. [SMT 390] Madagascar K000395693 Yes
Apr 1, 1997 F.M. [23] Tanzania K000453745 Yes
Jan 31, 1957 Rimmermann [s.n.] Tanzania K000453742 Yes
Verdcourt, B. [s.n.] Tanzania K000453743 Yes
Adam, J.G. [20803] Liberia K000453740 Yes
Mbatchou, G.T. [423] Cameroon K000106608 Yes
Thomas; Koufani; Tchouto [9541] Cameroon K000106607 Yes
Mar 1, 2001 Cheek, M. [9520] Cameroon Zeuxine heterosepala K:SPC-76129.000 No
Mar 1, 2001 Cheek, M. [9520] Cameroon Zeuxine heterosepala K000106912 Yes
Mar 1, 1996 Cheek, M. [7813] Cameroon Zeuxine heterosepala K000106034 Yes
Mar 1, 1996 Williams, S. [228] Cameroon Zeuxine heterosepala K000106033 Yes
Mar 1, 1996 Cheek, M. [7856] Cameroon Zeuxine heterosepala K000106032 Yes
Henriques, J.A. [s.n.] Zeuxine heterosepala K000242187 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mann G. [2130] Cameroon Zeuxine heterosepala K000106606 Type Yes
Chaves, M. [2] Congo, Republic of the Zeuxine heterosepala K000242189 Unknown Type Material Yes
[Zimter], F. [3] Zeuxine heterosepala K000242188 Unknown Type Material Yes
Stévart, T. [428] Sao Tome and Principe Zeuxine heterosepala K000453739 Yes

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

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical 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