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Ver. 25.03
Mar. 6th, 2025

134.0000 Family Orchidaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 64 (1789), nom. cons.
over 800 genera, more than 30.000 spp. worldwide, mostly tropical
Species listed in database: 30538; hybrids: 1461
= Apostasiaceae Lindl.; Nix. Pl. 22 (1833), nom. cons.
= Cypripediaceae Lindl.; Nix. Pl. 22 (1833)
= Limodoraceae Horan.; Char. Ess. Fam. 44 (1847)
= Liparidaceae Vines; Stud. Text-book Bot. 2: 567 (1895)
= Neottiaceae Horan.; Prim. Lin. Syst. Nat. 50 (1834)
= Neuwiediaceae R.Dahlgren ex Reveal & Hoogland; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia, Sér. 4, 13: 91 (1991)
= Ophrydaceae Vines; Stud. Text-book Bot. 2: 566 (1895)
= Pycnanthaceae Ravenna; Onira 12(6): 29 (2011)
= Vanillaceae Lindl.; Key Bot. 73 (1835)
134.6219 Genus Porpax Lindl.; Edwards´s Bot. Reg. n. s. 18: Misc. 62 (1845)
Distribution: Tropical Asia from Deccan and Himalayas eastward to China, Indochina, and peninsular Malaysia, tropical Africa (15), W-Pacific (few). Conchidium and Stolzia might be separate genera.
Species listed in database: 56
= Aggeianthus Wight; Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. [Wight] 5: 18 (1851)
= Conchidium Griff.; Not. Pl. Asiat. 3: 321 (1851)
= Stolzia Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 564 (1915)
species :
Porpax albiflora (Rolfe) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 186(2): 199 (2018)
Distribution: India (Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu); Myanmar (Kachin)
40 IND 41 MYA
Conservation Status: IUCN R
Synonyms: hidden
= Eria albiflora Rolfe; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1893: 170 (1893)
species :
Porpax angelinae M.Pignal, Laud. & P.-L.Laud.; Candollea 78: 19 (2023)
Distribution: New Caledonia (S-New Caledonia)
60 NWC
species :
Porpax angustifolia (Mansf.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 186(2): 199 (2018)
Distribution: Tanzania (Uluguru Mts.)
25 TAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Stolzia angustifolia Mansf.; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 11: 1062 (1934)
species :
Porpax articulata (Lindl.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 186(2): 199 (2018)
Distribution: Sri Lanka
40 SRL
Conservation Status: IUCN R
Synonyms: hidden
= Alvisia tenuis Lindl.; Fol. Orchid. 8(Alvisia): 1 (1859)
= Conchidium articulatum (Lindl.) Rauschert; Feddes Repert. 94 (7­8): 444 (1983)
= Eria articulata Lindl.; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 3: 47 (1859)
= Pinalia articulata (Lindl.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 679 (1891)
species :
Porpax atrorubra (Mansf.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 186(2): 199 (2018)
Distribution: Tanzania (Uluguru Mts.)
25 TAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Stolzia atrorubra Mansf.; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 11: 1063 (1934)
species :
Porpax borneensis J.J.Wood & A.Lamb; Pl. Mt. Kinabalu [J.H. Beaman et al.] 2: 300 (1993)
Distribution: Borneo (Mt. Kinabalu, Sabah)
42 BOR
species :
Porpax braccata (Lindl.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 186(2): 199 (2018)
Distribution: India (Kerala, Tamil Nadu); Sri Lanka
40 IND SRL
Synonyms: hidden
= Conchidium braccatum (Lindl.) Brieger; Orchideen [Schlechter], ed. 3, Bd. I: 751 (1981)
= Conchidium braccatum (Lindl.) Ormerod; Taiwania 57(2): 119 (2012), isonym
= Dendrobium braccatum Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 75 (1830)
= Eria braccata (Lindl.) Lindl.; J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 3: 46 (1858)
= Eria rupestris Blatt. & McCann; J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 35: 270 (1931)
= Eria uniflora (Lindl.) Dalzell; Hooker´s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 4: 111 (1852)
= Eria velifera Wight ex Lindl.; J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 3: 46 (1858)
= Pinalia braccata (Lindl.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 679 (1891)
species :
Porpax bulbophylloides (C.Schweinf.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 186(2): 199 (2018)
Distribution: Fiji
60 FIJ
Synonyms: hidden
= Eria bulbophylloides C.Schweinf.; Bull. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. No. 141, 24 (1936)
species :
Porpax capuccinorum Aver.; Turczaninowia 19(3): 45 (2016)
Distribution: Thailand (N- & SW-Thailand); Laos
41 LAO THA
species :
Porpax ceciliae M.Pignal, Laud. & P.-L.Laud.; Candollea 78: 20 (2023)
Distribution: New Caledonia (N-New Caledonia)
60 NWC
species :
Porpax christopheri (P.J.Cribb) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 186(2): 199 (2018)
Distribution: Tanzania
25 TAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Stolzia christopheri P.J.Cribb; Kew Bull. 36(3): 639 (1981)
species :
Porpax compacta (P.J.Cribb) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 186(2): 199 (2018)
subspecies :
subsp. compacta
Distribution: N-Malawi
26 MLW
Synonyms: hidden
= Stolzia compacta P.J.Cribb; Kew Bull. 32(1): 159 (1977)
subspecies :
subsp. iringana (P.J.Cribb) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 186(2): 199 (2018)
Distribution: Tanzania
25 TAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Stolzia compacta subsp. iringana P.J.Cribb; Kew Bull. 33(1): 83 (1978)
subspecies :
subsp. purpurata (P.J.Cribb) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 186(2): 199 (2018)
Distribution: E-Malawi; S-Zimbabwe
26 MLW ZIM
Synonyms: hidden
= Stolzia compacta subsp. purpurata P.J.Cribb; Kew Bull. 33(1): 83 (1978)
species :
Porpax conica (Summerh.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 186(2): 199 (2018)
Distribution: Myanmar; N-Thailand
41 MYA THA
Synonyms: hidden
= Conchidium conicum (Summerh.) Ormerod; Taiwania 57(2): 119 (2012)
= Eria conica Summerh.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 308 (1929)
species :
Porpax cupuligera (Kraenzl.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 186(2): 199 (2018)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; Uganda; Tanzania; Malawi
23 BUR RWA ZAI 25 TAN UGA 26 MLW
Synonyms: hidden
= Bulbophyllum cupuligerum Kraenzl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 43: 342 (1909)
= Stolzia cupuligera (Kraenzl.) Summerh.; Kew Bull. 8: 142 (1953)
= Stolzia diffusa Summerh.; Kew Bull. 8: 143 (1953)
species :
Porpax dickasonii (Ormerod) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 186(2): 199 (2018)
Distribution: Myanmar (Chin)
41 MYA
Synonyms: hidden
= Conchidium dickasonii Ormerod; Taiwania 57(2): 117 (2012)
species :
Porpax elaidium (Lindl.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 186(2): 199 (2018)
Distribution: Liberia; Nigeria; Cameroon; Principe Isl.; São Tomé; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon
22 LBR NGA 23 CMN EQG GAB PRI SAO
Synonyms: hidden
= Bulbophyllum elaidum Lindl.; J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 6: 127 (1862)
= Phyllorkis elaidum (Lindl.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 677 (1891)
= Stolzia elaidum (Lindl.) Summerh.; Kew Bull. 17: 557 (1964)
species :
Porpax exilis (Hook.f.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 186(2): 199 (2018)
Distribution: India (Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Conchidium exile (Hook.f.) Ormerod; Taiwania 57(2): 119 (2012)
= Eria chandrasekharanii (Bhargavan & C.N.Mohanan) C.S.Kumar & Manilal; Taxon 35: 720 (1968)
= Eria exilis Hook.f.; Hooker´s Icon. Pl. 19: t. 2074 (1891), et Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 5: 788 (1890)
= Eria minima Blatt. & McCann; J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 35: 274 (1931)
= Pinalia exilis (Hook.f.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 679 (1891)
= Porpax chandrasekharanii Bhargavan & C.N.Mohanan; Curr. Sci. 51: 990 (1982)
species :
Porpax extinctoria (Lindl.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 186(2): 199 (2018)
Distribution: Nepal; Bangladesh; Andaman Isl.; Myanmar (Mon, Taninthayi)
40 BAN NEP 41 AND MYA
Synonyms: hidden
= Conchidium extinctorium (Lindl.) Y.P.Ng & P.J.Cribb; Orchid Rev. 113 (1265): 272 (2005)
= Dendrobium extinctorium Lindl.; Edwards´s Bot. Reg. 21: t. 1756 (1835)
= Eria extinctoria (Lindl.) Oliv.; Bot. Mag. 97: t. 5910 (1871)
= Pinalia extinctoria (Lindl.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 679 (1891)
species :
Porpax fibuliformis (King & Pantl.) King & Pantl.; Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. (Calcutta) 8: 114 (1898)
Distribution: NE-India (Mizoram, Sikkim, West Bengal); Laos
40 IND 41 LAO
Synonyms: hidden
= Eria fibuliformis King & Pantl.; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 64: 336 (1895 publ. 1896)
species :
Porpax filiformis (Wight) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 186(2): 199 (2018)
Distribution: India (Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Conchidium filiforme (Wight) Rauschert; Feddes Repert. 94 (7­8): 444 (1983)
= Dendrobium dalzellii Hook. ex Dalzell; Hooker´s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 4: 292 (1852)
= Dendrobium filiforme Wight; Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. [Wight] 5: t. 1642 (1851)
= Dendrobium fimbriatum Dalzell; Hooker´s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 4: 292 (1852), pro syn.
= Eria conrardii M.R.Almeida; Fl. Maharashtra 5A: 42 (2009), no replaced synonym cited.
= Eria conrardii var. fimbriata (Hook.f.) M.R.Almeida; Fl. Maharashtra 5A: 43 (2009), species name not validly publ.
= Eria dalzellii (Hook. ex Dalzell) Lindl.; J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 3: 47 (1858)
= Eria dalzellii var. fimbriata Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 5: 789 (1890)
= Eria filiformis (Wight) Rchb.f.; Ann. Bot. Syst. [Walpers] 6: 268 (1861)
= Porpax dalzellii (Hook.) Nandikar & Bramhad.; Rheedea 33(3): 178 (2023)
species :
Porpax gigantea Deori; Bull. Bot. Surv. India 17 (1-4): 174 (1975 publ. 1978)
Distribution: NE-India (Arunachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram); Myanmar; Thailand (N-, SW- & peninsular Thailand)
40 IND 41 MYA THA
Synonyms: hidden
= Porpax fibuliformis var. gigantea (Deori) Debta & H.J.Chowdhery; J. Orchid Soc. India 24(1-2): 9 (2010)
= Porpax seidenfadenii A.N.Rao; Orchid Memories 24 (2004)
species :
Porpax grandiflora Seidenf.; Bot. Tidsskr. 72(1): 5 (1977)
Distribution: NE-India (Nagaland); Myanmar; Thailand (N- & NE-Thailand); Vietnam
40 IND 41 MYA THA VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Porpax lanii Seidenf.; Nordic J. Bot. 1(2): 206 (1981)
species :
Porpax heiligenthalii (Eb.Fisch., Killmann, J.-P.Lebel & Delep.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 186(2): 199 (2018)
Distribution: Rwanda
23 RWA
Synonyms: hidden
= Stolzia heiligenthalii Eb.Fisch., Killmann, J.-P.Lebel & Delep.; Orchidee (Hamburg) 62(3): 183 (2011)
species :
Porpax jerdoniana (Rchb.f.) Rolfe; Orchid Rev. 16: 8 (1908)
Distribution: India (Goa, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu); Nicobar Isl.
40 IND 41 NCB
Synonyms: hidden
= Cryptochilus wightii Rchb.f.; Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 20: 214 (1862)
= Eria jerdoniana (Wight) Rchb.f.; Ann. Bot. Syst. [Walpers] 6: 267 (1861)
= Eria lichenora Lindl.; J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 3: 46 (1858)
= Lichenora jerdoniana (Rchb.f.) Wight; Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. [Wight] 5: t. 1738 (1852)
= Pinalia jerdoniana (Rchb.f.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 679 (1891)
= Porpax lichenora (Lindl.) T.Cooke; Fl. Bombay 2: 689 (1907)
species :
Porpax kalkhof-roseae (Eb.Fisch., Killmann, J.-P.Lebel & Delep.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 186(2): 200 (2018)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]
23 ZAI
Synonyms: hidden
= Stolzia kalkhof-roseae Eb.Fisch., Killmann, J.-P.Lebel & Delep.; Orchidee (Hamburg) 62(3): 187 (2011)
species :
Porpax karikouyensis (Schltr.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 186(2): 200 (2018)
Distribution: New Caledonia (south and rare central)
60 NWC
Synonyms: hidden
= Eria karikouyensis Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 39: 76 (1906)
species :
Porpax lacei (Summerh.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 186(2): 200 (2018)
Distribution: NE-India (Mizoram); Myanmar (Mon); N-Thailand
40 IND 41 MYA THA
Synonyms: hidden
= Conchidium lacei (Summerh.) Ormerod; Taiwania 57(2): 119 (2012)
= Eria lacei Summerh.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 308 (1929)
species :
Porpax laosensis Aver.; Turczaninowia 19(3): 48 (2016)
Distribution: Laos
41 LAO
species :
Porpax lasiorhiza (Schltr.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 186(2): 200 (2018)
Distribution: Sumatra
42 SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Eria lasiorhiza Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 45: Beibl. 104, 46 (1911)
= Eria lasiorhiza var. unifolia J.J.Sm.
species :
Porpax leedalii (P.J.Cribb) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 186(2): 200 (2018)
Distribution: Tanzania
25 TAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Stolzia leedalii P.J.Cribb; Kew Bull. 34(2): 327 (1979)
species :
Porpax lydwineae M.Pignal, Laud. & P.-L.Laud.; Candollea 78: 23 (2023)
Distribution: New Caledonia (N-New Caledonia)
60 NWC
species :
Porpax macrantha Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 186(2): 200 (2018), nom. nov.
subspecies :
subsp. macrantha
Distribution: Ethiopia
24 ETH
Synonyms: hidden
= Stolzia grandiflora P.J.Cribb; Kew Bull. 40(2): 405 (1985)
subspecies :
subsp. lejolyana (Stévart, Droissart & M.Simo) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 186(2): 200 (2018)
Distribution: Cameroon; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; Equatorial Guinea
23 BIO CMN EQG
Synonyms: hidden
= Stolzia grandiflora subsp. lejolyana Stévart, Droissart & M.Simo; Adansonia, Sér. 3, 31(1): 27 (2009)
species :
Porpax meirax (C.S.P.Parish & Rchb.f.) King & Pantl.; Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. (Calcutta) 8: 114, t. 158 (1898)
Distribution: Nepal; NE-India (Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, West Bengal); Andaman Isl.; Myanmar (Mon, Taninthayi); Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia (Langkawi Isl., Kedah, Gunung Tahan)
40 IND NEP 41 AND CBD LAO MYA THA VIE 42 MLY
Remarks: synonymy of P. elwesii fide Watthana in Flora of Thailand
Synonyms: hidden
= Cryptochilus meirax C.S.P.Parish & Rchb.f.; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 30: 148 (1874)
= Eria elwesii Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 19: 402 (1883)
= Eria meirax (C.S.P.Parish & Rchb.f.) N.E.Br.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 14: 603 (1880)
= Eria nummularia Kraenzl.; Bot. Tidsskr. 24: 9 (1901)
= Eria semiconnata Kraenzl.; Bot. Tidsskr. 24: 8 (1901)
= Porpax elwesii (Rchb.f.) Kraenzl.; Pflanzenr. [Engler], IV.50, II B 21, Heft 50 (Orch.-Dendrob. 2): 163 (1911)
= Porpax elwesii (Rchb.f.) Rolfe; Orchid Rev. 16: 8 (1908)
= Porpax meirax var. elwesii (Rchb.f.) R.C.Srivast.; Nation. Acad. Sci. Letters 18 (3-4): 61 (1995)
= Porpax nummularia (Kraenzl.) Smitinand; Nat. Hist. Bull. Siam Soc. 19: 12 (1958)
= Porpax semiconnata (Kraenzl.) Smitinand; Nat. Hist. Bull. Siam Soc. 19: 12 (1958)
species :
Porpax microchilos (Dalzell) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 186(2): 200 (2018)
Distribution: India (Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Conchidium microchilos (Dalzell) Rauschert; Feddes Repert. 94 (7­8): 444 (1983)
= Dendrobium microchilos Dalzell; Hooker´s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 3: 345 (1851)
= Eria microchilos (Dalzell) Lindl.; J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 3: 47 (1858)
= Eria tiagii Manilal, C.S.Kumar & J.J.Wood; J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 5: 483 (1984)
= Pinalia microchilos (Dalzell) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 679 (1891)
species :
Porpax moniliformis (P.J.Cribb) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 186(2): 200 (2018)
Distribution: Tanzania (Uluguru Mts.)
25 TAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Stolzia moniliformis P.J.Cribb; Kew Bull. 33(1): 84 (1978)
species :
Porpax nana (A.Rich.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 186(2): 200 (2018)
Distribution: India (Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Conchidium nanum (A.Rich.) Brieger; Orchideen [Schlechter], ed. 3, Bd. I: 751 (1981)
= Conchidium nanum (A.Rich.) Ormerod; Taiwania 57(2): 119 (2012)
= Eria muscicola var. ponmudiana M.Mohanan & A.N.Henry; J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 8(2): 425 (1986)
= Eria nana A.Rich.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 2, 15: 19 (1841)
= Pinalia nana (A.Rich.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 679 (1891)
variant :
var. brevilinguis (J.Joseph & V.Chandras.) Kottaim.; Int. J. Curr. Res. Biosci. Pl. Biol. 6(10): 40 (2019)
Distribution: India (Kerala, Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Eria brevilinguis (J.Joseph & V.Chandras.) Bajrach. & K.K.Shrestha; Pleione 3(2): 166 (2009)
= Eria muscicola var. brevilinguis J.Joseph & V.Chandras.; Bull. Bot. Surv. India 15(34): 267 (1976)
= Eria nana var. brevilinguis (J.Joseph & V.Chandras.) Agrawala & H.J.Chowdhery; J. Orchid Soc. India 23(1-2): 68 (2009)
species :
Porpax nyassana (Schltr.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 186(2): 200 (2018)
Distribution: Tanzania; Malawi
25 TAN 26 MLW
Synonyms: hidden
= Stolzia nyassana Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 565 (1915)
species :
Porpax oblonga (Trimen ex Hook.f.) Schuit.; Malesian Orchid J. 24: 107 (2020)
Distribution: Sri Lanka
40 SRL
Synonyms: hidden
= Eria muscicola var. oblonga Trimen; J. Ceylon Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 9: 88 (1895), et ex Hook.f., Handb. Fl. Ceylon 4: 166 (1898)
= Eria oblonga (Trimen ex Hook.f.) Bajrach. & K.K.Shrestha; Pleione 3: 165 (2009)
species :
Porpax oligantha (Mansf.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 186(2): 200 (2018)
Distribution: Tanzania (Uluguru Mts.)
25 TAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Stolzia oligantha Mansf.; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 11: 1062 (1934)
species :
Porpax parishii (Lindl. & Rchb.f.) Rolfe; Orchid Rev. 16: 8 (1908)
Distribution: Myanmar (Mon, Taninthayi); Thailand (N- & SW-Thailand)
41 MYA THA
Synonyms: hidden
= Eria parishii Lindl. & Rchb.f.; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 30: 147 (1874)
= Pinalia parishii (Lindl. & Rchb.f.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 679 (1891)
= Porpax parishii (Lindl. & Rchb.f.) Kraenzl.; Pflanzenr. [Engler], IV.50, II B 21, Heft 50 (Orch.-Dendrob. 2): 163 (1911)
species :
Porpax parviflora (D.Don) Ormerod & Kurzweil; Phytotaxa 481: 215 (2021)
Distribution: China (S-Yunnan); Nepal; Bhutan; India (Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, West Bengal); ?Sri Lanka; Andaman Isl.; Myanmar (Taninthayi); Thailand (N-, SW-, SE & peninsular Thailand); Laos; Vietnam
36 CHI 40 BHU IND NEP 41 AND LAO MYA THA VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Callista parviflora (D.Don) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 655 (1891)
= Conchidium muscicola (Lindl.) Rauschert; Feddes Repert. 94 (7­8): 444 (1983)
= Dendrobium muscicola Lindl.; (Numer. List [Wallich] 55, no. 2017 (1829), nomen), Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 75 (1830)
= Dendrobium parryae Summerh. ex Parry; The Lakhers 607 (1932), nomen
= Dendrobium parviflorum D.Don; Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 34 (1825)
= Eria muscicola (Lindl.) Lindl.; J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 3: 47 (1858)
= Pinalia muscicola (Lindl.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 679 (1891)
= Porpax muscicola (Lindl.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 186(2): 200 (2018)
species :
Porpax peperomioides (Kraenzl.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 186(2): 200 (2018)
subspecies :
subsp. peperomioides
Distribution: Cameroon; Equatorial Guinea; D.R.Congo [Zaire]
23 CMN EQG ZAI
Synonyms: hidden
= Bulbophyllum peperomioides Kraenzl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 43: 341 (1909)
= Stolzia peperomioides (Kraenzl.) Summerh.; Kew Bull. 8: 142 (1953)
subspecies :
subsp. thomensis (Stévart & P.J.Cribb) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 186(2): 200 (2018)
Distribution: São Tomé
23 SAO
Synonyms: hidden
= Stolzia peperomioides subsp. thomensis (Stévart & P.J.Cribb) Stévart, Droissart & M.Simo; Adansonia, Sér. 3, 31(1): 36 (2009)
= Stolzia thomensis Stévart & P.J.Cribb; Kew Bull. 59(1): 83 (2004)
species :
Porpax pusilla (Griff.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 186(2): 200 (2018)
Distribution: China (S-Fujian, S-Guangdong, S-Guangxi, Hainan, SE-Yunnan); SE-Tibet; India (Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Sikkim); Myanmar; Thailand (NE-Thailand)
36 CHI TIB 40 IND 41 MYA THA
Synonyms: hidden
= Conchidium pusillum Griff.; Not. Pl. Asiat. 3: 321 (1851)
= Conchidium sinicum Lindl. ex Benth.; Hooker´s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 7: 34 (1855)
= Eria pusilla (Griff.) Lindl.; J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 3: 48 (1858)
= Eria sinica (Lindl. ex Benth.) Lindl.; J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 3: 48 (1858)
= Phreatia uniflora Wight; Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. [Wight] 5: t. 1734 (1851)
= Pinalia pusilla (Griff.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 679 (1891)
= Pinalia sinica (Lindl. ex Benth.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 679 (1891)
species :
Porpax repens (Rolfe) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 186(2): 200 (2018)
Distribution: Ghana; Nigeria; Cameroon; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; Equatorial Guinea; Congo [Brazzaville]; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Burundi; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique
22 GHA NGA 23 BIO BUR CMN CON EQG ZAI 24 ETH SSU 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM
Synonyms: hidden
= Polystachya repens Rolfe; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 132 (1912)
= Stolzia repens (Rolfe) Summerh.; Kew Bull. 8: 141 (1953)
variant :
var. cleistogama (Stévart, Droissart & M.Simo) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 186(2): 200 (2018)
Distribution: Cameroon
23 CMN
Synonyms: hidden
= Stolzia repens var. cleistogama Stévart, Droissart & M.Simo; Adansonia, Sér. 3, 31(1): 30 (2009)
variant :
var. obtusa (G.Will.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 186(2): 200 (2018)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; Malawi; Zimbabwe
23 BUR RWA ZAI 26 MLW ZIM
Synonyms: hidden
= Stolzia repens var. obtusa G.Will.; J. S. African Bot. 46(4): 333 (1980)
species :
Porpax reticosa (Wight) Schuit.; Malesian Orchid J. 24: 107 (2020)
Distribution: India (Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Conchidium reticosum (Wight) Ormerod; Taiwania 57(2): 119 (2012)
= Eria braccata Dalzell & A.Gibson; Bombay Fl. [Dalzell & Gibson] 262 [non (Lindl.) Lindl.]
= Eria reticosa Wight; Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. [Wight] 5: t. 4, t. 1637 (1851)
= Pinalia reticosa (Wight) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 679 (1891)
species :
Porpax reticulata Lindl.; Edwards´s Bot. Reg. (1845) Misc. 62
Distribution: India (Goa, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu); ?Thailand; Laos; Vietnam
40 IND 41 LAO VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Aggeianthus marchantioides Wight; Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. [Wight] 5: 18 (1851)
= Cryptochilus reticulatus (Lindl.) Rchb.f.; Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 20: 214 (1862)
= Eria reticulata (Lindl.) Benth. & Hook.f.; Gen. Pl. [Bentham & Hooker f.] 3: 509 (1883)
= Porpax papillosa Blatt. & McCann; J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 35: 268 (1931)
species :
Porpax rhomboidalis (Tang & F.T.Wang) comb.ined.
Distribution: China (SW-Guangxi, SW-Guizhou, Hainan, SE-Yunnan); ?Vietnam
36 CHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Conchidium rhomboidale (Tang & F.T.Wang) S.C.Chen & J.J.Wood; Fl. China 25: 347 (2009)
= Eria rhomboidalis Tang & F.T.Wang; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 1(1): 86 (1951)
species :
Porpax scaposa Seidenf.; Bot. Tidsskr. 72(1): 11 (1977)
Distribution: N-Thailand
41 THA
species :
Porpax sikkimensis (Bajrach. & K.K.Shrestha) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 186: 200 (2018)
Distribution: NE-India (Sikkim)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Eria sikkimensis Bajrach. & K.K.Shrestha; Pleione 3: 164 (2009)
species :
Porpax spirodela (Aver.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 186(2): 200 (2018)
Distribution: Laos; Vietnam
41 LAO VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Conchidium spirodelum (Aver.) Ormerod; Taiwania 57(2): 119 (2012)
= Eria spirodela Aver.; Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 73(1): 101 (1988)
species :
Porpax summerhayesiana (A.D.Hawkes & A.H.Heller) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 186(2): 200 (2018)
Distribution: Myanmar
41 MYA
Synonyms: hidden
= Conchidium summerhayesianum (A.D.Hawkes & A.H.Heller) Ormerod; Taiwania 57(2): 119 (2012)
= Eria decipiens Summerh.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 307 (1929) [non Schltr. (1911)]
= Eria summerhayesiana A.D.Hawkes & A.H.Heller; Lloydia 20: 132 (1957)
species :
Porpax thaithongiae Suddee, Promm. & Watthana; Thai Forest Bull., Bot. 42: 100 (2014)
Distribution: N-Thailand
41 THA
species :
Porpax ustulata (C.S.P.Parish & Rchb.f.) Rolfe; Orchid Rev. 16: 8 (1908)
Distribution: China (S-Yunnan); Myanmar (Kachin, Mandalay, Mon); Thailand (N-, SW-, C- & SE-Thailand)
36 CHI 41 MYA THA
Synonyms: hidden
= Eria ustulata C.S.P.Parish & Rchb.f.; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 30: 147 (1874)
= Pinalia ustulata (C.S.P.Parish & Rchb.f.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 679 (1891)
= Porpax ustulata (C.S.P.Parish & Rchb.f.) Kraenzl.; Pflanzenr. [Engler], IV.50, II B 21, Heft 50 (Orch.-Dendrob. 2): 163 (1911), isonym
species :
Porpax verrucosa Schuit.; Kew Bull. 71(1)-4: 1 (2016)
Distribution: Cambodia
41 CBD
species :
Porpax viridis (P.J.Cribb) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 186(2): 200 (2018)
Distribution: Tanzania (Uluguru Mts.)
25 TAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Stolzia viridis P.J.Cribb; Kew Bull. 33(1): 87 (1978)
species :
Porpax williamsonii (P.J.Cribb) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 186(2): 201 (2018)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Uganda; Tanzania; Malawi; Zimbabwe
23 RWA ZAI 25 TAN UGA 26 MLW ZIM
Synonyms: hidden
= Stolzia williamsonii P.J.Cribb; Kew Bull. 33(1): 88 (1978)
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