Orchidaceae

Tridactyle Schltr.

First published in Orchideen Beschreib. Kult. Zücht.: 602 (1914)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & S. Africa.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Republic, Congo, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Accepted Species

Classification

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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.
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2014). Genera Orchidacearum 6: 1-544. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Die Orchid. 601 (1914).

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Die Orchideen: 601 (1914)
  • Summerhayes in Kew Bull. 3: 282 (1948).
  • in Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36, abt. 2: 142 (1918).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Die Orchideen: 601 (1914)
  • Summerh. in K.B. 3: 282 (1948)
  • in Beih. Bot. Centr. 36: 142 (1918)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 24, 1947 Laurent, M. [1783] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000306514 Unknown Type Material Yes
Williamson, G. [684] Zambia K:SPC-34019.000 No
Stevart [395] Sao Tome and Principe K:SPC-71140.000 No
Stevart [412] Sao Tome and Principe K:SPC-71148.000 No
Kenya K:SPC-46251.000 No
Drummond, R.B.; Cookson, A.J. [6357] Zambia K:SPC-15247.000 No
Stewart, T. [687] Gabon K:SPC-76647.000 Holotype No
Stévart, T. [488] Sao Tome and Principe K000306505 Type Yes
Stévart, T. [488] Sao Tome and Principe K000306504 Type Yes
Zapfack, L. [503] Cameroon K001394801 Yes
Williamson, G. [381A] Zambia K:SPC-37451.000 No
Luke, Q.; Hastings, Z. [13486] Equatorial Guinea K001561629 Yes
Stévart, T. [395] Sao Tome and Principe K000306510 Type Yes
Lucas, G.Ll. [176] Kenya K:SPC-31033.000 No
Robinson, E.A. [6276] Malawi K:SPC-29336.000 No
Williamson, G. [123] Zambia K:SPC-06049.373 No
Holmes, W.D. [368] Zambia K:SPC-75896.000 No
Moreau [739] Tanzania K:SPC-32847.000 No
Jannerup, P.L.; Mhoro, B. [0360] Tanzania K:SPC-71168.000 No
Groves, M. [123] Cameroon K:SPC-76144.000 No
Williamson, G. [123 (?)] Zambia K:SPC-06049.366 No
Tanzania K:SPC-39429.000 No
Timberlake, J. [s.n.] Malawi K000614844 No
Williamson, G. [227] Zambia K:SPC-33785.000 No
Stevart, T. [297] Sao Tome and Principe K:SPC-61268.000 No
Richards, H.M. [5780] Tanzania K:SPC-03768.000 No
[SRGH.22705] Zimbabwe K:SPC-30833.000 No
Glanville, R.R. [4834] Sierra Leone K:SPC-10679.000 No
Hepper, F.N.; Field, D.V. [5052] Tanzania K:SPC-34375.000 No
Zimbabwe K:SPC-29631.000 No
Cribb, P.; Grey-Wilson, C. [10311] Tanzania K:SPC-35759.000 No
[SRGH. 50158] Zimbabwe K:SPC-31036.000 No
Morze, G. [123] Mozambique K:SPC-31747.000 No
de Oliveira [199928] Sao Tome and Principe K:SPC-71146.000 No
Congdon, T.C.E. [169] Tanzania K:SPC-52291.000 No
[SRGH. 49360] Zimbabwe K:SPC-29772.000 No
K:SPC-08723.000 No
Protzen, G.A. Kenya K:SPC-42742.000 No
Wild, H. [SH.22734] K:SPC-31086.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [8984] Tanzania K:SPC-29177.000 No
[SRGH.48537] Zimbabwe K:SPC-31245.000 No
Holmes, W.D. [0163] Zambia K:SPC-36814.000 No
Leakey, C.L.A. [11] Uganda K:SPC-25748.000 No
Williamson, G. [284] Zambia K:SPC-34026.000 No
Leedal, G.P. [6138] Tanzania K:SPC-42332.000 No
Tanzania K:SPC-36796.000 No
Williamson, G. [230] Zambia K:SPC-27461.023 Isotype No
[GH.45943] Zimbabwe K:SPC-31254.000 No
Wild, H. [GH.46334] Zimbabwe K:SPC-31074.000 No
Johnston-Stewart, N. [28] Malawi K:SPC-42986.000 No

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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.

  • 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