Lemurella

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Vandeae
Subtribus: Angraecinae
Genus: Lemurella
Species: (4)
L. culicifera – L. pallidiflora – L. papillosa – L. virescens
Name

Lemurella Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 33: 366 (1925)

Type species: Lemurella culicifera (Rchb.f.) H.Perrier (1941)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Comoros, Madagascar.

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

Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 6: Epidendroideae (Part three); page 399 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19964-651-7
Schlechter, F.R.R. 1925. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis, Beihefte 33: 367.

Links

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2020. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Lemurella. Accessed: 2020 Sep 3.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Lemurella in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Sep 3. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Lemurella in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Sep 3. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Lemurella. Published online. Accessed: 3 Sep 2020.
The Plant List 2013. Lemurella in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Sep 3.
Tropicos.org 2020. Lemurella. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 3 Sep 2020.

Vernacular names

Lemurella is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 4 currently recognized species (as of June 2014), native to Madagascar and to the Comoro Islands.[1]

Lemurella culicifera (Rchb.f.) H.Perrier
Lemurella pallidiflora Bosser
Lemurella papillosa Bosser
Lemurella virescens H.Perrier

References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

Schlechter, F.R.R. (1925) Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis, Beihefte 33: 367.
Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (Eds) (2014) Genera Orchidacearum Volume 6: Epidendroideae (Part 3); page 399 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-964651-7