Orchidaceae
Porpax
Porpax compacta

Porpax compacta subsp. purpurata (P.J.Cribb) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen

First published in Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 186: 199 (2018)
This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is S. Malawi to E. Zimbabwe. It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Malawi, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Morris, B. [158] Malawi Stolzia compacta subsp. purpurata K000315352 Yes
Wild, H. [4627] Zimbabwe Stolzia compacta subsp. purpurata K000315348 No
Broadhembury, D., Lady [123-60] Zimbabwe Stolzia compacta subsp. purpurata K000315349 Yes
la Croix, I. [656] Malawi Stolzia compacta subsp. purpurata K:SPC-48576.000 No
Wild [SRGH 49361] Zimbabwe Stolzia compacta subsp. purpurata K:SPC-38755.000 No
Morris, B. [155] Malawi Stolzia compacta subsp. purpurata K000315353 Yes
Greatrex, F.C. [29829] Zimbabwe Stolzia compacta subsp. purpurata K000315351 Yes
Chase, N.C. [4597] Zimbabwe Stolzia compacta subsp. purpurata K000315350 Yes

Sources

  • 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 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