Orchidaceae
Diaphananthe

Diaphananthe bidens (Afzel. ex Sw.) Schltr.

First published in Orchideen Beschreib. Kult. Zücht.: 593 (1914)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to Uganda and Angola. It is an epiphytic subshrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Togo, Uganda, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Harris, D.J. (2002). The vascular plants of the Dzanga-Sangha Reserve, Central African Republic: 1-274. National Botanic Garden (Belgium), Meise.
  • Lejoly, J. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Flore de la Tshopo (RD Congo): Familles des Malvaceae, Orchidaceae, Sterculiaceae, Tiliaceae. Taxonomania. Revue de Taxonomie et de Nomenclature Botaniques 29: 1-41.
  • Szlachetko, D. & Kowalkoska, A. (2007). Contributions to the orchid flora of Guinea, West Africa. Polish Botanical Studies 25: 1-259.
  • Szlachetko, D.L. & Mytnik-Ejsmont, J. (2021). Orchidaceae of West-Central Africa 3: 1-555. Koeltz Scientific books, Koenigsheim, Germany.
  • 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.
  • Velayos, M., Barberá, P., Cabezas, F.J., de la Estrella, M., Fero, M. & Aedo, C. (2014). Checklist of the vascular plants of Annobón (Equatorial Guinea). Phytotaxa 171: 1-78.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Die Orchid. 593 (1914).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Szlachetko, D.L. & Mytnik-Ejsmont, J. (2021). Orchidaceae of West-Central Africa 3: 1-555. Koeltz Scientific books, Koenigsheim, Germany.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Piers, Orch. E. Afr., ed. 2: 263 (1968).
  • Schltr., Die Orchideen: 593 (1914).
  • Summerh. in Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3: 261 (1968).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 1, 2010 Cheek, M. [11947] Cameroon K000582214 No
Mar 1, 2001 Zapfack, L. [943] Cameroon K000107245 No
Nov 1, 2000 Etuge, M. [2117] Cameroon K000105931 No
Aug 1, 1999 Etuge, M. [4188] Cameroon K000106973 No
Jan 1, 1992 Wheatley, J.I. [266] Cameroon K000107157 No
Aug 1, 1975 Letouzey, R. [14359] Cameroon K000107155 No
May 1, 1975 Letouzey, R. [13566] Cameroon K000107154 No
Mar 29, 1945 Vogel [s.n.] Ghana K000865482 Type Yes
Mar 1, 1945 Preuss, P.R. [335] Cameroon K000107159 No
Chase [17841] Nigeria K:SPC-72174.000 No
K:SPC-10262.000 No
Le Testu, G. [7905] Gabon K:SPC-08276.000 No
Gabon K:SPC-57874.000 No
K:SPC-13396.000 No
Cansdale, G.S. [83] Ghana K:SPC-13397.000 No
Scholes, J. [72] Ghana K:SPC-10263.000 No
Westwood, D. [14] Ghana K:SPC-10266.000 No
Eggeling, W.J. [5996] Uganda K:SPC-14132.000 No
Preuss P. R. [1227] Cameroon K000107153 Type No
Harris, D.J. [2999] Cameroon K:SPC-56608.000 No
Deighton, F.C. [4647] Sierra Leone K:SPC-13395.000 No
Eggeling, W.J. [5191] Uganda K:SPC-12049.000 No
Keay, R.W.J. [25319] Nigeria K:SPC-10264.000 No
Harris, D.J. [2999] Cameroon K000107161 No
Segerback, B. [1135] Nigeria K:SPC-37271.000 No
Onochie, C.F. [20696] Nigeria K:SPC-10265.000 No
Maitland, T.D. [725] Cameroon K000107158 No
Segerbaek, B. [1104] Nigeria K:SPC-37948.000 No
Apr 5, 1945 Welwitsch [629] Equatorial Guinea Diaphananthe papagayi K000306304 Unknown Type Material 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