Orchidaceae
Porpax

Porpax parviflora (D.Don) Ormerod & Kurzweil

First published in Phytotaxa 481: 215 (2021)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Himalaya to Indo-China. It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte or lithophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Assam, Cambodia, China South-Central, East Himalaya, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Ormerod, P., Kurzweil, H. & Watthana, S. (2021). Annotated List of Orchidaceae for Myanmar. Phytotaxa 481: 1-262.
  • Pedersen, H.Æ. & al. (2022). Flora of Thailand 12(3): 671-1015. The Forest Herbarium, Royal Forest Department.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Averyanov, L.V. & al. (2016). New and rare orchids (Orchidaceae) in the flora of Cambodia and Laos. Turczaninowia 19: 5-58.
  • Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.
  • Pedersen, H.Æ. & al. (2022). Flora of Thailand 12(3): 671-1015. The Forest Herbarium, Royal Forest Department.
  • Wu, Z. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2009). Flora of China 25: 1-570. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Thwaites [2355] India Eria muscicola K000357890 Yes
Sri Lanka Eria muscicola K:SPC-24887.000 No
Klaus, G. Sri Lanka Eria muscicola K:SPC-32994.000 No
Sri Lanka Eria muscicola K:SPC-40283.000 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2017] Nepal Dendrobium muscicola K001114904 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [s.n.] Thailand Porpax muscicola K000596842 Yes
Pantling, R. [163] India Porpax muscicola K000357888 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [0870] Thailand Porpax muscicola K000596841 Yes
Gardner [853] India Porpax muscicola K000357887 Type Yes
Pantling, R. [163] India Porpax muscicola K000357889 Yes
Schuiteman, A.; Ryan, A.; Menghor, N. [13-67] Cambodia Porpax muscicola K:SPC-77343.000 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [265] Thailand Porpax muscicola K000596840 Yes
Schuiteman, A.; Ryan, C.; Menghor, N. [13-139] Cambodia Porpax muscicola K:SPC-78568.000 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [0328] Thailand Porpax muscicola K000596846 Yes
s.coll. [2017] Nepal Porpax muscicola K000827400 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

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