Orchidaceae
Glomera

Glomera kanke P.Royen

First published in Alpine Fl. New Guinea 2: 514 (1979)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is New Guinea. It is an epiphytic subshrub and grows primarily in the montane tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

New Guinea

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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.
  • Ormerod, P. (2017). Checklist of Papuasian Orchids: 1-494. Nature & Travel Books, Australia.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 28, 2011 Argent, G; Sandham, J. [86/142] Papua New Guinea K000718171 Yes
Vandenberg, J.; Katik, P.; Kairo, A. [39781] Papua New Guinea K000810799 Holotype Yes
Stevens, P.; Coode, M. [51423] Papua New Guinea K000810798 Type Yes
Johns, R.J.; Noble, I. [NGF 47088] Indonesia Glomera giluwensis K001560213 Yes
Stevens, P.F.; Foreman, D.B. [LAE 55859] Papua New Guinea Glomera giluwensis K001560214 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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