Orchidaceae
Hetaeria

Hetaeria elata Hook.f.

First published in Fl. Brit. India 6: 116 (1890)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Peninsula Malaysia (Cameron Highlands) to Philippines. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Doubtfully present in:

Sumatera

Native to:

Borneo, Malaya, Philippines

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. (2004). Orchidaceous Additions to the Philippine Flora. Taiwania 49: 175-182.
  • Wood, J.J., Beaman, T.E., Lamb, A., Lun, C.C. & Beaman, J.H. (2011). The Orchids of Mount Kinabalu 2: 1-726. Natural history publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Ormerod, P. (2004). Orchidaceous Additions to the Philippine Flora. Taiwania 49: 175-182.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Wray, L.Jr. [1517] Malaysia K000942886 Unknown Type Material Yes
Scortechini, B. [387] Malaysia K000942887 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 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 2024. 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 2024. 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