Holothrix aphylla (Forssk.) Rchb.f.

First published in Otia Bot. Hamburg.: 119 (1881)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Nigeria to Yemen. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, Cameroon, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Uganda, Yemen, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Demissew, S., Cribb, P. & Rasmussen, F. (2004). Field Guide to Ethiopian Orchids: 1-300. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Otia Bot. Hamburg. 119 (1881).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 1, 1974 Bauer, P.J. [161] Cameroon K000106408 Yes
Oct 27, 1959 Scott Elliot, G.F. [7049] Kenya K000415430 Unknown Type Material Yes
Oct 1, 1959 Ledermann, C.L. [2005] Cameroon K000106414 Type Yes
Oct 1, 1959 Ledermann, C.L. [1988] Cameroon K000106415 Type Yes
Oct 1, 1959 Hepper, F.N. [2159] Cameroon K000106411 Yes
Hepper, F.N. [1785] Cameroon K:SPC-05858.000 No
King, D.E.S. [102] Nigeria K:SPC-05856.000 No
Bauer, P.J. [161] Cameroon K:SPC-36678.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
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  • 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