Paralophia

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Cymbidieae
Subtribus: Eulophiinae
Genus: Paralophia
Overview of species (2)

P. epiphytica – P. palmicola
Name

Paralophia P.J.Cribb & Hermans, Bot. Mag. 22: 48 (2005)

Type species: Paralophia epiphytica (P.J.Cribb, Du Puy & Bosser) P.J.Cribb, Bot. Mag. 22: 50 (2005)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Madagascar.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Cribb, P.J. & Hermans, J. 2005. Curtis's Botanical Magazine, New Edition 22: 48.
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 5: Epidendroideae (Part two); page 116 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-850713-0

Links

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Paralophia (Orchidaceae). Accessed: 2021 May 26.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Paralophia in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 26. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Paralophia in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 26. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. Paralophia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 26. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Paralophia. Published online. Accessed: 26 May 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Paralophia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 May 2021.

Vernacular names

Paralophia is a genus of orchids endemic to Madagascar. It contains two known species:[1][2][3]

Paralophia epiphytica (P.J.Cribb, Du Puy & Bosser) P.J.Cribb, Bot. Mag. 22: 50 (2005).
Paralophia palmicola (H.Perrier) P.J.Cribb, Bot. Mag. 22: 51 (2005).

References

Phillip James Cribb & Johan Hermans. 2005. Curtis's Botanical Magazine, New Edition 22: 48
The Plant List
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.