Orchidaceae
Malaxis

Malaxis weberbaueriana (Kraenzl.) Summerh.

First published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1934: 208 (1934)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Bioko to W. Ethiopia and S. Tropical Africa, N. & Central Madagascar. It is a pseudobulbous geophyte or epiphyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Gulf of Guinea Is., Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2020). doi:10.1007/S12225-019-9851-0. epublication.
  • Demissew, S., Cribb, P. & Rasmussen, F. (2004). Field Guide to Ethiopian Orchids: 1-300. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Velayos, M. & al. (eds.) (2018). Flora de Guinea Ecuatorial 10: 1-491. Consejo superior de investigaciones científicas, Real jardín botánico, Madrid.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Margonska, H.B. (2008). Malaxidinae index nominum - Microstylis (Nutt.) Eaton emend. Szlach. & Marg. (Orchidaceae). Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien, B 109: 179-189. [Cited as Lisowskia welwitschii.]

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • in Kew Bull. 1934: 208.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2020). doi:10.1007/S12225-019-9851-0. epublication.
  • Demissew, S., Cribb, P. & Rasmussen, F. (2004). Field Guide to Ethiopian Orchids: 1-300. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Cribb in Kew Bulletin 32: 740 (1978).
  • Summerh. in Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Kew 1934: 208 (1934)
  • Summerh. in Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3: 211 (1968).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 1, 2001 Cable, S. [3200] Cameroon K000107235 Yes
Mar 1, 2001 Zapfack, L. [611] Cameroon K000107234 Yes
Mar 1, 2001 Etuge, M. [4606] Cameroon K000106915 No
Ujor, E.U. [FHI 30424] Cameroon K000106615 No
Weberbauer A. [42] Cameroon K000106616 Type No
Lucas, G. Ll. [113] Kenya K:SPC-29765.000 No
Daramola, B., O. [FHI 41083] Cameroon K000106613 Yes
Keay, R.W.J. [FHI 37935] Cameroon K000106614 Yes
Jun 2, 1976 Stolz, A. [670] Tanzania Malaxis stolzii K000242169 Type Yes
Jun 2, 1976 Stolz, A. [670] Tanzania Malaxis stolzii K000242170 Type Yes
[SRGH50257] Zimbabwe Malaxis stolzii K:SPC-29576.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [3837] Zambia Malaxis stolzii K:SPC-20551.000 No
Leedal, G.P. [2619] Tanzania Malaxis stolzii K:SPC-37892.000 No
Williamson, G. [G71] Zambia Malaxis stolzii K:SPC-27461.047 No
Williamson, G. [755] Zambia Malaxis stolzii K:SPC-34020.000 No
Hall, A.V. [459] Zimbabwe Malaxis stolzii K:SPC-30815.000 No
Cribb, P.; Grey-Wilson, C. [10670] Tanzania Malaxis stolzii K:SPC-36746.000 No

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    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

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