Orchidaceae
Thecostele

Thecostele alata (Roxb.) C.S.P.Parish & Rchb.f.

First published in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 30: 144 (1874)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Bangladesh to Malesia. It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Philippines, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Chou, S., Chhnang, P. & Kim, Y. (2016). A Checklist for the Seed Plants of Cambodia: 1-272. National Institute of Biological Resources, Korea.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Ormerod, P., Kurzweil, H. & Watthana, S. (2021). Annotated List of Orchidaceae for Myanmar. Phytotaxa 481: 1-262.
  • Pedersen, H.Æ. & al. (2014). Flora of Thailand 12(2): 303-670. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.
  • Sittisujjatham, S. (2006). Wild Orchid of Thailand 1: 1-495. Amarin.
  • Wood, J.J., Beaman, T.E., Lamb, A., Lun, C.C. & Beaman, J.H. (2011). The Orchids of Mount Kinabalu 2: 1-726. Natural history publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Chou, S., Chhnang, P. & Kim, Y. (2016). A Checklist for the Seed Plants of Cambodia: 1-272. National Institute of Biological Resources, Korea.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 1, 2011 Yong, R. [224] Malaysia K000718333 Yes
Apr 1, 2009 Sigun, Amin [132220] Malaysia K000395548 Yes
Jan 1, 2009 Sumbing, J. [139249] Malaysia K000395560 Yes
Jan 1, 2009 Sumbing, J. [139249] Malaysia K000395561 Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Yong, R. [171] Malaysia K:SPC-70958.000 No
Dec 5, 1995 Runi et al. [S.62926] Malaysia K000395617 Yes
Carr, C.E. [K108] Malaysia K:SPC-11004.000 No
Wray, L., Jr. [2557] Malaysia K000891338 Unknown Type Material Yes
Malaysia K:SPC-32793.000 No
Lamb, A. [AL 373/85] K:SPC-50973.000 No
Malaysia K:SPC-31505.000 No
Schuiteman, A.; Ryan, C.; Menghor, N. [13-8] Cambodia K:SPC-78555.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

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