Benthamia chlorantha (Spreng.) Garay & G.A.Romero, Harvard Pap. Bot. 3: 53 (1998).
Homotypic Names:
Habenaria chlorantha Spreng., Syst. Veg. 3: 691 (1826).
Heterotypic Synonyms:
Satorkis latisatis Thouars, Hist. Orchid.: t. 10 (1822).
Satyrium latifolium Thouars, Hist. Orchid.: t. 10 (1822), nom. illeg.
Benthamia latifolia A.Rich., Mém. Soc. Hist. Nat. Paris 4: 38 (1828), nom. superfl.
Herminium latifolium (A.Rich.) Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 18: t. 1499 (1832).
Peristylus latifolius (A.Rich.) Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 297 (1835).
Habenaria latifolia (A.Rich.) T.Durand & Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 80 (1894), nom. illeg.
Description:
Caule basi folioso, foliis 2-3 ovali-oblongis acutis basi amplexicaulibus spica longissimi cylindrecea, labello concavo obsolete trilobo acuminate petalis conformi, calcare apice inflato.
Habitat:
No data.
Distribution:
Mascarenes
References:
The Genera and Species of Orchideous Plants: Malaxideae of John Lindley 1830
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Herbarium Jany Renz Image
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Photograph P. Bernet ©Swiss
Orchid Foundation at the
Herbarium Jany Renz Image
used with kind permission.
Photograph P. Bernet ©Swiss
Orchid Foundation at the
Herbarium Jany Renz Image
used with kind permission.