Open AccessNotes on the genus Stichorkis (Orchidaceae, Malaxidinae) in Malesia: new combinations, synonyms and lectotypification
Author(s) -
Mark Arcebal K. Naive,
Paul Ormerod
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
lankesteriana
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.398
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 2215-2067
pISSN - 1409-3871
DOI - 10.15517/lank.v19i3.39820
Subject(s) - orchidaceae , nomenclature , taxonomy (biology) , key (lock) , biology , genus , botany , taxon , geography , zoology , ecology
41 new combinations, two synonyms and three lectotypifications from the genus Stichorkis are proposed. This work aimed to solve taxonomic ambiguity and nomenclatural crisis for Malesian Stichorkis.
Key words: Malaxideae, new combinations, Orchidaceae, Philippines, plant Taxonomy, tropical botany