Habenaria elliptica Wight
First published in Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 5: t. 1706 (1851)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. India. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
India
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Pecteilis elliptica (Wight) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones in Austral. Orchid Rev. 83(6): 51 (2018)
- Plantaginorchis elliptica (Wight) Szlach. in Richardiana 4: 64 (2004)
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.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 1927 | Wight, R. [3014], India | K000247455 | Unknown type material | Yes | |
| Jul 19, 1927 | s.coll. [3017], India | K000247456 | Unknown type material | Yes | |
| Jul 19, 1927 | s.coll. [s.n], India | K000247454 | Unknown type material | Yes |
Sources
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- 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/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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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/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0