Cheirostylis malleifera C.S.P.Parish & Rchb.f.

First published in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 30: 141 (1874)
This name is a synonym of Cheirostylis pusilla var. pusilla

POWO follows these authorities in synonymising this name:

  • Gale, S.W., Kumar, P., Hu, A.Q. & Pang, K.S. (2013). Cheirostylis pusilla (Orchidaceae), a new record for Hong Kong. Kew Bulletin 68: 325-330. [Cited as Cheirostylis pusilla.]

This name was accepted following an alternative taxonomy by these authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Cheirostylis malleifera.]
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Cheirostylis malleifera.]
  • Ormerod, P. (2009). Notulae Goodyerinae (IV). Taiwania 54: 45-51. [Cited as Cheirostylis malleifera.]

Other Data

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Sources

  • 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/
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