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

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 Etuge, M. [4606], Cameroon K000106915 No
Mar 1, 2001 Cable, S. [3200], Cameroon K000107235 No
Mar 1, 2001 Zapfack, L. [611], Cameroon K000107234 No
Lucas, G. Ll. [113], Kenya 29765.000 No
Weberbauer A. [42], Cameroon K000106616 Unknown type material No
Ujor, E.U. [FHI 30424], Cameroon K000106615 No
Keay, R.W.J. [FHI 37935], Cameroon K000106614 No
Daramola, B. O. [FHI 41083], Cameroon K000106613 No
Jun 2, 1976 Stolz, A. [670], Tanzania Malaxis stolzii K000242170 Unknown type material Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [3837], Zambia Malaxis stolzii 20551.000 No
Williamson, G. [G71], Zambia Malaxis stolzii 27461.047 No
Zimbabwe Malaxis stolzii 29576.000 No
Hall, A.V. [459], Zimbabwe Malaxis stolzii 30815.000 No
Williamson, G. [755], Zambia Malaxis stolzii 34020.000 No
Cribb, P. [10670], Tanzania Malaxis stolzii 36746.000 No
Leedal, G.P. [2619], Tanzania Malaxis stolzii 37892.000 No
Stolz, A. [670], Tanzania Malaxis stolzii K000242169 Unknown type material Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Bulletin

    • Kew Bulletin
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0