Orchidaceae
Cyrtorchis

Cyrtorchis seretii (De Wild.) Schltr.

First published in Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36(2): 132 (1918)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Central Tropical Africa to SW. Uganda, Central Eritrea. It is an epiphytic subshrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Central African Republic, DR Congo, Eritrea, Gabon, Uganda

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Azandi, L. & al. (2016). Synoptic revision of the genus Cyrtorchis Schltr. (Angraecinae, Orchidaceae) in Central Africa. Phytotaxa 267: 165-186.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • Szlachetko, D.L. & Mytnik-Ejsmont, J. (2021). Orchidaceae of West-Central Africa 3: 1-555. Koeltz Scientific books, Koenigsheim, Germany.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Azandi, L. & al. (2016). Synoptic revision of the genus Cyrtorchis Schltr. (Angraecinae, Orchidaceae) in Central Africa. Phytotaxa 267: 165-186.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • Szlachetko, D.L. & Mytnik-Ejsmont, J. (2021). Orchidaceae of West-Central Africa 3: 1-555. Koeltz Scientific books, Koenigsheim, Germany.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Schltr. in Beih. Bot. Centr. 36: 132 (1918).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Eggeling, W.J. Uganda K:SPC-10224.000 No
Uganda K:SPC-13999.000 No
Eggeling, W.J. Uganda K:SPC-13998.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • 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.
    • 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 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