Holothrix

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Orchideae
Subtribus: Orchidinae
Genus: Holothrix
Overview of species (48)

H. aphylla – H. arachnoidea – H. aspera – H. brevipetala – H. brongniartiana – H. buchananii – H. burchellii – H. burmanniana – H. cernua – H. condensata – H. culveri – H. elgonensis – H. etheliae – H. exilis – H. filicornis – H. grandiflora – H. hydra – H. incurva – H. johnstonii – H. klimkoana – H. longicornu – H. longiflora – H. mac-owaniana – H. majubensis – H. micrantha – H. montigena – H. mundii – H. nyasae – H. orthoceras – H. papillosa – H. parviflora – H. pentadactyla – H. pilosa – H. pleistodactyla – H. praecox – H. randii – H. schimperi – H. schlechteriana – H. scopularia – H. secunda – H. socotrana – H. squammata – H. thodei – H. tridactylites – H. tridentata – H. triloba – H. unifolia – H. villosa
Name

Holothrix Rich. ex Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 257 (1835), nom. cons.

Type species: Holothrix cernua (Burm.f.) Schelpe, Orchid Rev. 74: 394 (1966)
Lectotype: Holothrix hispidula (syn. of Holothrix cernua) (L.f.) T.Durand & Schinz (Orchis hispidula L.f.) selected by Pfeiffer, Nomencl. Bot. (Pfeiffer), 1(2): 1658 (1872)

Synonymy

Heterotypic
Bartholina R.Br. in W.T.Aiton, Hortus Kew. 5: 194 (1813), nom. rej. prop.
Lathrisia Sw. in Adnot. Bot.: 48 (1829).
Monotris Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 20: t. 1701 (1834)
Scopularia Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 20: t. 1701 (1834)
Saccidium Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 301 (1835)
Tryphia Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 20: t. 1701 (1835)
Bucculina Lindl., Companion Bot. Mag. 2: 209 (1837)
Deroemera Rchb.f., De Pollin. Orchid.: 29 (1852)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Africa
East Tropical Africa
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda.
Northeast Tropical Africa
Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan.
South Tropical Africa
Angola, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Southern Africa
Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Namibia, Northern Provinces.
West Tropical Africa
Nigeria.
West-Central Tropical Africa
Burundi, Cameroon, Rwanda, Zaire.
Western Indian Ocean
Réunion.
Asia-Temperate
Arabian Peninsula
Saudi Arabia, Yemen.

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

Richard, L.C.M. 1835. The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants 257.

Additional references

Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2001. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 2: Orchidoideae (Part one); page 313 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850710-0
Schlechter, F.R.R. 1898. Revision der Gattung Holothrix (I). Oesterreichische Botanische Zeitschrift 48(11): 413–416. BHL Reference page:
Schlechter, F.R.R. 1898. Revision der Gattung Holothrix (II). Oesterreichische Botanische Zeitschrift 48(12): 441–448. BHL Reference page:
Schlechter, F.R.R. 1899. Revision der Gattung Holothrix (III). Oesterreichische Botanische Zeitschrift 49(1): 17–23. BHL Reference page:

Additional references

Alrich, P. & Higgins, W. 2011. Orchid genera lectotypes. Lankesteriana 11(1): 69–94. PDF Reference page.

Links

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Holothrix. Accessed: 2022 Dec 25.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Holothrix in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Dec 25. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2022. Holothrix. 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. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Dec 25. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Holothrix. Published online. Accessed: 25 Dec 2022. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2022. Holothrix. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 Dec 2022.

Vernacular names

перем коми: Холотрикс
коми: Холотрикс
кырык мары: Холотрикс
удмурт: Холотрикс