Orchidaceae
Cyrtorchis
Cyrtorchis arcuata

Cyrtorchis arcuata subsp. whytei (Rolfe) Summerh.

First published in Kew Bull. 14: 147 (1960)
This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is Tropical Africa. It is an epiphytic subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, Cameroon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Azandi, L. & al. (2016). Synoptic revision of the genus Cyrtorchis Schltr. (Angraecinae, Orchidaceae) in Central Africa. Phytotaxa 267: 165-186.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Harris, T., Darbyshire, I. & Polhill, R. (2011). New species and range extensions from Mt Namuli, Mt Mabu and Mt Chiperone in northern Mozambique. Kew Bulletin 66: 241-151.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Szlachetko, D.L. (2008). Orchidaceae of Ivory Coast. Ruizia 20: 1-396. [Cited as Cyrtorchis arcuata var. whytei.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Azandi, L. & al. (2016). Synoptic revision of the genus Cyrtorchis Schltr. (Angraecinae, Orchidaceae) in Central Africa. Phytotaxa 267: 165-186.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Harris, T., Darbyshire, I. & Polhill, R. (2011). New species and range extensions from Mt Namuli, Mt Mabu and Mt Chiperone in northern Mozambique. Kew Bulletin 66: 241-151.
  • Szlachetko, D.L. & Mytnik-Ejsmont, J. (2021). Orchidaceae of West-Central Africa 3: 1-555. Koeltz Scientific books, Koenigsheim, Germany.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dec 15, 1958 Whyte, A. [102] K000306419 Type Yes
Deighton, F.C. [6016] Sierra Leone K:SPC-13493.000 No
Deighton, F.C. [4380] Sierra Leone K:SPC-13980.000 No
Williams, S.G.B. Malawi K:SPC-13507.000 No
Deighton, F.C. [4650] Sierra Leone K:SPC-13973.000 No
Morris, B. [44A] Malawi K:SPC-28220.000 No
Adames, P. [89] Sierra Leone K:SPC-13985.000 No
Malawi K:SPC-45806.000 No
Brummitt, R. [9914] Malawi K:SPC-33868.000 No
K:SPC-13975.000 No
Westwood, D. [49a] Ghana K:SPC-13972.000 No
Gillman, H. Tanzania K:SPC-10208.000 No
Holsoe, T. Liberia K:SPC-13494.000 No
Williamson, G. [661] Zambia K:SPC-34659.000 No
Tunstall, H.A. Malawi K:SPC-34779.000 No
Oliphant, D. Sierra Leone K:SPC-13984.000 No

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