Orchidaceae
Microcoelia

Microcoelia koehleri (Schltr.) Summerh.

First published in Bot. Mus. Leafl. 11: 158 (1943)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Nigeria to Kenya and Zambia. It is an epiphytic perennial or subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Szlachetko, D.L. & Mytnik-Ejsmont, J. (2021). Orchidaceae of West-Central Africa 3: 1-555. Koeltz Scientific books, Koenigsheim, Germany.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • in Bot. Mus. Leafl. Harv. Univ. 11: 158 (1943).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Szlachetko, D.L. & Mytnik-Ejsmont, J. (2021). Orchidaceae of West-Central Africa 3: 1-555. Koeltz Scientific books, Koenigsheim, Germany.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • J. Stewart in A.D.Q. Agnew, Upland Kenya Wild Flowers p. 785 (1974).
  • Piers, Orch. E. Afr., ed. 2: 272 (1968).
  • Summerh. in Bot. Mus. Leafl. Harv. Univ. 11: 158 (1943)
  • Summerh. in Hook., Ic. Pl. 35, t. 3465 (1947).
  • Williamson, Orch. SC. Afr.: 184 (1977).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Richards, H.M. [13581] Zambia K:SPC-39885.000 No
Keay, R.W.J. [22430] Nigeria K:SPC-10505.000 No
Richards, H.M. [19392] Zambia K:SPC-30080.000 No
Moreau, W.M. [672] Tanzania K:SPC-08379.000 No
Carroll, E.W. Kenya K:SPC-08372.000 No
Williamson, G. [594] Zambia K:SPC-36343.000 No
Liben, L. [877] Rwanda K:SPC-08380.000 No
Protzen, G. Rwanda K:SPC-42741.000 No
la Croix, I. [752] Malawi K:SPC-50345.000 No
Eggeling, W.J. [5234] Uganda K:SPC-14350.000 No
Copley, H. [126] Kenya K:SPC-08378.000 No
Williamson, G. [648] Zambia K:SPC-33174.000 No
Malawi K:SPC-50758.000 No
Eggeling, W.J. [5495] Uganda K:SPC-13470.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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

  • 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