Orchidaceae
Ypsilopus

Ypsilopus erectus (P.J.Cribb) P.J.Cribb & J.Stewart

First published in Kew Bull. 40: 417 (1985)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania to S. Tropical Africa, E. Cape Prov. to S. KwaZulu-Natal. It is an epiphytic or lithophytic chamaephyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

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.
  • Johnson, S. & Bytebier, B. (2015). Orchids of South Africa. A field guide: 1-536. Struik nature, Cape Town, South Africa.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Cribb & J. Stewart in Kew Bulletin 40: 419 (1985).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Morris, B. [122] Malawi K000390320 Yes
Pawek, J. [966] Malawi K000390321 No
Morris, B. [s.n.] Malawi K000390322 No
Morris, B. [50] Malawi K000390323 No
Dowsett-Lemaire, F. [1194] Malawi K000390318 No
Brummitt, R.K.; Pawek, J. [11098] Malawi K000390319 No
Williamson, G. [1545] Zambia K000306409 Isotype Yes
Williamson, G. [1545] Zambia K000306410 Isotype Yes
Leedal, G.P. [3564] Tanzania Ypsilopus longifolius subsp. erectus K:SPC-40765.000 No
Slater, R. Zimbabwe Ypsilopus longifolius subsp. erectus K:SPC-40739.000 No
la Croix, I. [134] Malawi Ypsilopus longifolius subsp. erectus K:SPC-45140.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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/

  • 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