Orchidaceae
Mediocalcar

Mediocalcar uniflorum Schltr.

First published in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 1: 227 (1911)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is New Guinea to Bismarck Archipelago (New Britain). It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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.
  • Ormerod, P. (2017). Checklist of Papuasian Orchids: 1-494. Nature & Travel Books, Australia.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Ormerod, P. (2017). Checklist of Papuasian Orchids: 1-494. Nature & Travel Books, Australia.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 1, 1989 Schlechter, F.R.R. [19584], Papua New Guinea K000810620 syntype Yes
Mar 1, 1989 Ledermann, C.L. [9894], Papua New Guinea K000810619 isotype Yes
Mason, L.M. [1753], New Guinea 29798.000 No
Cruttwell, N.E.G. [1091], Papua New Guinea 31058.000 No
Morrison, A. [1635], Papua New Guinea 39798.000 No
Morrison, A. [782], Papua New Guinea 39823.000 No
Cribb, P.J. [S 146], Papua New Guinea 44077.000 No
Cribb, P.J. [S 157], Papua New Guinea 44081.000 No
Schlechter, F.R.R. [20074], Papua New Guinea K000810621 Unknown type material Yes

Sources

  • 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 2023. 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 Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • 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 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0