Orchidaceae
Microcoelia

Microcoelia megalorrhiza (Rchb.f.) Summerh.

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

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

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.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • L.Jonsson in Symb. Bot. Upsal. 23(4): 109 (1981).
  • Summerh. in Bot. Mus. Leafl. Harv. Univ. 11: 158 (1943).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1978 Playne, E.A. [884] Tanzania K000048796 No
Dec 22, 1971 Hall-Martin, A.J. [464] Malawi K000048789 No
Nov 8, 1943 Moreau, W.M. [98] Tanzania K000048797 No
Nov 8, 1943 Moreau, W.M. [118] Tanzania K000048798 No
May 5, 1943 Buchanan, J. [1262] Malawi K000048791 No
May 5, 1943 Kirk [s.n.] Malawi K000048786 No
May 5, 1943 Waller [s.n.] Malawi K000048785 Type Yes
May 5, 1943 Buchanan, J. [1262] Malawi K000048790 No
la Croix, I. Malawi K:SPC-47658.000 No
Campbell, H. [s.n.] Kenya K000048792 No
Robertson, S.A. [6857] Kenya K000048793 No
La Croix [931] Malawi K000048788 No
la Croix, I. [763] Malawi K:SPC-52770.000 No
la Croix, I. [462] Malawi K:SPC-54790.000 No
Robertson, S.A.; Beentje; Luke; Khayota, B. [MDE268] Kenya K000048795 No
la Croix, E.A.S.; La Croix, I.F. [932] Malawi K000048787 No
Archbold, M.E. [3096] Tanzania K000048799 No
Robertson, S.A. [5920] Kenya K:SPC-54786.000 No
Robertson, S.A.; Beentje; Luke; Khayota, B. [MDE268] Kenya K000048794 No

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

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    • © 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