Orchidaceae
Rhomboda

Rhomboda polygonoides (F.Muell.) Ormerod

First published in Orchadian 11: 333 (1995)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Maluku to New Guinea and N. Queensland. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Maluku, New Guinea, Queensland

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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.
  • Ormerod, P. (2017). Checklist of Papuasian Orchids: 1-494. Nature & Travel Books, Australia.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Schuiteman, A. & Wanma, J.F. (2017). New and noteworthy orchid species from the Arfak mountains, West Papua province, Indonesia. Malesian Orchid Journal 20: 75-90.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 30, 2016 Wickison, S. [142], Solomon Is. Zeuxine polygonoides 52097.000 No
Dennis, G. [2278], Solomon Is. Zeuxine polygonoides 33104.000 No
Hunt, P.F. [2506], Solomon Is. Zeuxine polygonoides 34008.000 No
Robinson, R.W. [K 191], Solomon Is. Zeuxine polygonoides 46140.000 No
Mitchell, R. [66], Solomon Is. Zeuxine polygonoides 50831.000 No
Rees, T. [378], Papua New Guinea Zeuxine dipera 45691.000 No

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • 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