Orchidaceae
Pomatocalpa

Pomatocalpa spicatum Breda

First published in Gen. Sp. Orchid. Asclep. 3: t. 15 (1829)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Himalaya to Hainan and Malesia. It is an epiphytic subshrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Assam, Borneo, East Himalaya, Hainan, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Averyanov, L.V. & Averyanova, A.L. (2003). Updated Checklist of the Orchids of Vietnam: 1-101. Vietnam National University Publishing House, Hanoi.
  • Averyanov, L.V. & al. (2016). New and rare orchids (Orchidaceae) in the flora of Cambodia and Laos. Turczaninowia 19: 5-58.
  • Averyanov, L.V. & al. (2018). New and rare orchid species (Orchidaceae) in the flora of Cambodia and Laos. Novosti Sistematiki Vysshikh Rastenii 49: 24-41.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lucksom, S.Z. (2007). The orchids of Sikkim and North East Himalaya: 1-984. S.Z.Lucksom, India.
  • Ormerod, P., Kurzweil, H. & Watthana, S. (2021). Annotated List of Orchidaceae for Myanmar. Phytotaxa 481: 1-262.
  • Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.
  • Richthammer, H. (2013). Orchideen im Süden von Laos. Die Orchidee. Hamburg-Othmarschen & Hamburg 64: 465-467.
  • Sittisujjatham, S. (2006). Wild Orchid of Thailand 1: 1-495. Amarin.
  • Van Steenis-Kruseman, M.J. & Veldkamp, J.F. (1991). VIII. Van Breda's Genera et Species Orchidearum Fasc. IIII effectively published. Flora Malesiana Bulletin 10: 331-334.
  • Wood, J.J., Beaman, T.E., Lamb, A., Lun, C.C. & Beaman, J.H. (2011). The Orchids of Mount Kinabalu 2: 1-726. Natural history publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.
  • Wu, Z. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2009). Flora of China 25: 1-570. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.
  • Wu, Z. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2009). Flora of China 25: 1-570. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 4, 2005 s.coll. [13] India K000942440 Unknown Type Material Yes
Oct 4, 2005 Kloss, C.B. [6582] Thailand K000942432 Type Yes
Oct 1, 2003 Podzorski, A. [MK 177] Philippines K:SPC-48746.000 No
Oct 1, 2003 Malaysia K:SPC-31940.000 No
Oct 1, 2003 Carr, C.E. [K79] Malaysia K:SPC-12126.000 No
Oct 1, 2003 Robinson, R. [K 260] Thailand K:SPC-44913.000 No
Oct 1, 2003 Wood, J.J. Malaysia K:SPC-52943.000 No
Oct 1, 2003 Thailand K:SPC-27651.000 No
Oct 1, 2003 Cumberlege [752] Thailand K:SPC-27404.000 No
Oct 1, 2003 Collenette, S. [2259] K:SPC-42405.000 No
Oct 1, 2003 Malaysia K:SPC-31602.000 No
Oct 1, 2003 Palawan Bot.Expdn. [147] Philippines K:SPC-53932.000 No
Oct 1, 2003 Cumberlege [800] Thailand K:SPC-27639.000 No
Oct 1, 2003 India K:SPC-51253.000 No
Lamb, A. [AL1152/89] Malaysia K:SPC-72823.000 No
Ridley, H.N. [15226] Thailand Pomatocalpa setulense K000942435 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

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