Orchidaceae
Himantoglossum

Himantoglossum metlesicsianum (W.P.Teschner) P.Delforge

First published in Naturalistes Belges 80: 401 (1999)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Canary Islands (NW. La Palma, SW. & N. Tenerife). It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Canary Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo Rodríguez, A. & Mesa Coello, R. (2013). 152.- Adiciones corológicas de Himantoglossum metlesicsianum (W.P.Teschner) P.Delforge (Orchidaceae): primer cita para la isla de La Palma (islas Canarias). Botánica Macaronésica 28: 123-128.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Kühn, R., Pedersen, H.Æ. & Cribb, v (2019). Field Guide to the Orchids of Europe and the Mediterranean: 1-430. Kew Publishing, England.

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 Barlia metlesicsiana.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo Rodríguez, A. & Mesa Coello, R. (2013). 152.- Adiciones corológicas de Himantoglossum metlesicsianum (W.P.Teschner) P.Delforge (Orchidaceae): primer cita para la isla de La Palma (islas Canarias). Botánica Macaronésica 28: 123-128.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • 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 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