Orchidaceae
Porpax

Porpax nyassana (Schltr.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen

First published in Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 186: 200 (2018)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania. It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Tanzania

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

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?
Jun 3, 1976 Cribb, P.J. [10645], Tanzania Stolzia nyassana K000049431 No
Jun 3, 1976 Cribb, P.J. [10481], Tanzania Stolzia nyassana K000049435 No
Jun 3, 1976 Cribb, P.J. [10645], Tanzania Stolzia nyassana K000049432 No
Jun 3, 1976 Cribb, P.J. [10611], Tanzania Stolzia nyassana K000049437 No
Eggeling, W.J. [6271], Tanzania Stolzia nyassana 19200.000 No
Drummond, R.B. [1627], Tanzania Stolzia nyassana 20317.000 No
Leedal, G.P. [2612], Tanzania Stolzia nyassana 37514.000 No
Tanzania Stolzia nyassana 39563.000 No
Tanzania Stolzia nyassana 39565.000 No
Tanzania Stolzia nyassana 39581.000 No
Tanzania Stolzia nyassana 39586.000 No
Tanzania Stolzia nyassana 39597.000 No
Moreau, R.E., Tanzania Stolzia nyassana 9148.000 No
Jannerup, P.L. [0186], Tanzania Stolzia nyassana 71169.000 No
Stolz, A. [2553], Tanzania Stolzia nyassana K000049439 Unknown type material Yes
Johansson, D. [1026], Tanzania Stolzia nyassana K000049430 No
Cribb, P.J. [10527], Tanzania Stolzia nyassana K000049429 No
Dowsett-Lemaire, F. [437], Malawi Stolzia nyassana K000048621 No
Cribb, P.J. [10708a], Tanzania Stolzia nyassana K000049434 No
Leedal, G.P. [2612], Tanzania Stolzia nyassana K000049436 No
Cribb, P.J. [10708a], Tanzania Stolzia nyassana K000049433 No
Stolz, A. [2553], Tanzania Stolzia nyassana K000049438 Unknown type material Yes
Jannerup, P.L. [0186], Tanzania Stolzia nyassana K000390289 No
Jannerup, P.L. [0186], Tanzania Stolzia nyassana K000390288 No
Jannerup, P.L. [0186], Tanzania Stolzia nyassana K000390287 Yes

Sources

  • 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

  • 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 2023. 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 2023. 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