Orchidaceae
Microcoelia

Microcoelia globulosa (Hochst.) L.Jonss.

First published in Symb. Bot. Upsal. 23: 78 (1981)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Nigeria to Eritrea and S. Tropical Africa. It is an epiphyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Demissew, S., Cribb, P. & Rasmussen, F. (2004). Field Guide to Ethiopian Orchids: 1-300. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Szlachetko, D.L. & Mytnik-Ejsmont, J. (2021). Orchidaceae of West-Central Africa 3: 1-555. Koeltz Scientific books, Koenigsheim, Germany.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Szlachetko, D.L. & Mytnik-Ejsmont, J. (2021). Orchidaceae of West-Central Africa 3: 1-555. Koeltz Scientific books, Koenigsheim, Germany.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • L. Jonsson in Symb. Bot. Upsal. 23(4): 78 (1981).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 19, 2019 Goyder, D.; Massingue, A.; Timberlake, J. [4078] Mozambique K001322840 No
Sep 12, 2012 Timberlake, J.; Patel, H. [4900b] Mozambique K000718692 No
Tweedie, E.M. [498] Kenya K:SPC-08377.000 No
Eggeling, W.J. [5869] Uganda K:SPC-14348.000 No
Eggeling, W.J. [5493] Uganda K:SPC-12092.000 No
Williamson, G. [1052] Zambia K:SPC-32601.000 No
Robinson, E.A. [2289] Zambia K:SPC-08376.000 No
Holmes, W.D. [048] Zambia K:SPC-10329.000 No
Hall, J.B. [1717] Nigeria K:SPC-32878.000 No
Eggeling, W.J. [5874] Uganda K:SPC-13467.000 No
King, D.E.S. Nigeria K:SPC-12093.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [4651 (steril] Zambia K:SPC-14349.000 No
Protzen, G. Kenya K:SPC-44130.000 No
Carroll, E.W. Kenya K:SPC-13468.000 No
Greenway, P.J. [8160] Zambia K:SPC-12091.000 No
Morze, G. [133] Zambia K:SPC-31775.000 No
Troupin, G. [4089] Rwanda K:SPC-10326.000 No
Robinson, E.A. [3980] Zambia K:SPC-05729.000 No
Hall, J.B. [1716] Nigeria K:SPC-32879.000 No
Williamson, G. [547] Zambia K:SPC-33183.000 No
Gilbert [s.n.] Ethiopia K:SPC-52843.000 No
Fay, J.M. [6601] Central African Republic K:SPC-48624.000 No
Bullock, A.A. Zambia K:SPC-08375.000 No
Bullock, A.A. [1096] Zambia K:SPC-10331.000 No
K:SPC-10330.000 No
Wild, H. [GH 34417] Zimbabwe K:SPC-29582.000 No
Nigeria K:SPC-03142.000 No
May 5, 1943 Schimper [1565] Ethiopia Microcoelia guyoniana K000306272 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ash [894] Ethiopia Microcoelia guyoniana K:SPC-36335.000 No
Ash [698] Ethiopia Microcoelia guyoniana K:SPC-36363.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • 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/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • 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/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0