Orchidaceae
Platycoryne

Platycoryne guingangae (Rchb.f.) Rolfe

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 7: 258 (1898)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Central & S. Tropical Africa. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, DR Congo, Gabon, Zambia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic 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.
  • Szlachetko, D.L. & al. (2004). Flore du Gabon 36: 1-231. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris; Margraf Publishers, Weikersheim; Meise Botanic Garden.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 25, 2019 Wightman, N.; Kabinda, I.; Ngoma, N. [NcW101] Zambia K001412196 No
Feb 12, 2008 Louis, A.M. [2462] Gabon K000743746 Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Maesen, L.J.G., van der et al. [5476] Gabon K000970008 Yes
Jul 9, 1957 Welwitsch [692] Angola K000415977 Unknown Type Material Yes
Richards, H.M. [10719] Zambia K:SPC-09488.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [3810] Zambia K:SPC-20945.000 No
Schaijes, M. [2077] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K:SPC-48943.000 No
Callens, H. [90] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K:SPC-09486.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [3589] Zambia K:SPC-09485.000 No
Schaijes, M. [2076] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K:SPC-48957.000 No
Schaijes, M. [2078] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K:SPC-48949.000 No
Robinson, E.A. [5914] Zambia K:SPC-36520.000 No
Holmes, W.D. [0258] Zambia K:SPC-75906.000 No
Robinson, E.A. [4167] Zambia K:SPC-20947.000 No
Harris, D.J.; Fay [3082] Congo, Republic of the K:SPC-56609.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [3800] Zambia K:SPC-20946.000 No
Holmes, W.D. [0134] Zambia K:SPC-09487.000 No
Robinson, E.A. [6003] K:SPC-36675.000 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

  • 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