Porphyroglottis

Porphyroglottis is a monotypic genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. The sole species is Porphyroglottis maxwelliae, native to Borneo, Malaysia and Sumatra.[1][2]

Porphyroglottis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Cymbidieae
Subtribe: Cymbidiinae
Genus: Porphyroglottis
Ridl.
Species:
P. maxwelliae
Binomial name
Porphyroglottis maxwelliae

See also

  • List of Orchidaceae genera

References

  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2009). Epidendroideae (Part two). Genera Orchidacearum 5: 1-585. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart


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