Bonatea tentaculifera Summerh.

First published in Kew Bull. 4: 431 (1949)
This name is a synonym of Habenaria bonateoides

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in synonymising this name:

  • Ponsie, M.E., Edwards, T.J. & Johnson, S.D. (2007). A taxonomic revision of Bonatea Willd. (Orchidaceae: Orchidoideae: Habenariinae. South African Journal of Botany 73: 1-21. [Cited as Habenaria bonateoides.]

This name was accepted following an alternative taxonomy by these authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Bonatea tentaculifera.]
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Bonatea tentaculifera.]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Summerh. in Kew Bulletin 4: 431 (1949).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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