Premium
Plate 375. Phaius pulchellus var. sandrangatensis
Author(s) -
Hermans Johan
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
curtis's botanical magazine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1467-8748
pISSN - 1355-4905
DOI - 10.1111/1467-8748.00228
Subject(s) - orchidaceae , taxonomy (biology) , variety (cybernetics) , geography , biology , habitat , ecology , evolutionary biology , computer science , artificial intelligence
The taxonomy, history, habitat and cultivation of the Madagascan endemic Phaius pulchellus var. sandrangatensis Bosser (Orchidaceae) are discussed. Illustrations and a full description of the variety are provided and the variability of the species is considered. Its position within the Phaius‐Gastrorchis complex is outlined.