Oeceoclades gracillima

Oeceoclades gracillima
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Cymbidieae
Subtribe: Eulophiinae
Genus: Oeceoclades
Species: O. gracillima
Binomial name
Oeceoclades gracillima
(Schltr.) Garay & P.Taylor
Synonyms[1]
  • Eulophidium gracillimum Schltr.
  • Lissochilus gracillimus (Schltr.) H.Perrier
  • Eulophia gracillima Schltr., nom. illeg.
  • Eulophidium roseovariegatum Senghas
  • Oeceoclades roseovariegata (Senghas) Garay & P.Taylor

Oeceoclades gracillima, sometimes known in horticulture by the synonym Oeceoclades roseovariegata, is a terrestrial orchid species in the genus Oeceoclades that is endemic to Madagascar.[1] It was first described by the German botanist Rudolf Schlechter under the illegitimate name Eulophia gracillima in 1913. Schlecter later validly republished the species under the name Eulophidium gracillimum in 1925. It was then moved to the genus Oeceoclades by Leslie Andrew Garay and Peter Taylor in 1976.[1]

Oeceoclades gracillima is found mostly in dry soils in southern and western Madagascar.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 WCSP 2014. World Checklist of selected plant families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2014-12-21.
  2. ↑ Cribb, P., and J. Hermans. 2007. The conservation of Madagascar’s orchids. A model for an integrated conservation project. Lankesteriana, 7(1-2): 255-261.

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