Tainia bicornis (Lindl.) Rchb.f.
First published in Bonplandia (Hannover) 5: 54 (1857)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is India to Jawa. It is a pseudobulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
India, Jawa, Sri Lanka, Thailand
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Ania bicornis Lindl. in Edwards's Bot. Reg. 28(Misc.): 37 (1842)
- Eria bicornis (Lindl.) Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 269 (1861)
- Mitopetalum bicorne (Lindl.) Blume in Mus. Bot. 2: 185 (1856)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Ania latifolia Wight in Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 3: t. 914 (1844), nom. illeg.
- Eria wightii (Blume) Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 270 (1861)
- Mitopetalum wightii Blume in Mus. Bot. 2: 185 (1856)
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.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Jan 1, 1991 | Clowes [s.n.], Sri Lanka | K000974197 | Unknown type material | Yes | |
Kerr, A.F.G. [295], Thailand | K000596200 | holotype | Yes |
Sources
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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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
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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