Cottonia
| Cottonia peduncularis | |
|---|---|
_-_Curtis'_116_(Ser._3_no._46)_pl._7099_(1890).jpg) | |
| 1890 illustration from Curtis's Botanical Magazine | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Tribe: | Vandeae |
| Subtribe: | Aeridinae |
| Genus: | Cottonia Wight |
| Species: | C. peduncularis |
| Binomial name | |
| Cottonia peduncularis (Lindl.) Rchb.f. | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Cottonia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae: the only known species is Cottonia peduncularis. It is native to India and Sri Lanka.[1]
See also
References
- Wight, R. (1851) Icones Plantarum Indiae Orientalis 5: 21.
- Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart
- Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (Eds) (2014) Genera Orchidacearum Volume 6: Epidendroideae (Part 3); page 168 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-964651-7
