Orchidaceae
Tridactyle

Tridactyle teretifolia Schltr.

First published in R.E.Fries, Wiss. Erg. Schwed. Rhodesia-Kongo-Exp. 1911-1912, 1: 251 (1916)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Kenya to S. Africa. It is an epiphytic subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Kenya, Northern Provinces, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Szlachetko, D.L. & Mytnik-Ejsmont, J. (2021). Orchidaceae of West-Central Africa 3: 1-555. Koeltz Scientific books, Koenigsheim, Germany.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Tridactyle tridentata.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Szlachetko, D.L. & Mytnik-Ejsmont, J. (2021). Orchidaceae of West-Central Africa 3: 1-555. Koeltz Scientific books, Koenigsheim, Germany.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 30, 1947 Hisslop, A. [67] Zimbabwe K000306472 Unknown Type Material Yes
Williamson, G. [1127] Zambia K:SPC-35103.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [3039] Zambia K:SPC-08711.000 No
Bell, D.H.A.; Moreau, W.M. [651] Tanzania K:SPC-08709.000 No
Drummond, R.B.; Cookson, A.J. [6355] Zambia K:SPC-10688.000 No
Richards, H.M. [10238] Zambia K:SPC-14640.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [3038A] Zambia K:SPC-08708.000 No
la Croix, I. [190] Malawi K:SPC-44265.000 No
Eggeling, W.J. Uganda K:SPC-14643.000 No
K:SPC-15249.000 No
Wild, H. [2252] Zimbabwe K:SPC-10689.000 No
Williamson, G.; Drummund, R.B. [1739] Zambia K:SPC-35104.000 No
Richards, H.M. [7036] Zambia K:SPC-08712.000 No
Greenway, P.J. [10244] Tanzania K:SPC-14644.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [3038] Zambia K:SPC-08707.000 No
Morge, G. [286] Zambia K:SPC-30116.000 No
K:SPC-12339.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [4663] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K:SPC-14971.000 No
Williamson, G. [1127] Zambia K:SPC-33290.000 No
La Croix [373] Malawi K:SPC-46709.000 No
Pickering Zimbabwe K:SPC-08710.000 No
Morge, G. [28] Zambia K:SPC-29665.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [8891] Tanzania K:SPC-14645.000 No
Holmes, W.D. [023] Zambia K:SPC-08713.000 No

Sources

  • 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