Orchidaceae
Holothrix

Holothrix arachnoidea (A.Rich.) Rchb.f.

First published in Otia Bot. Hamburg.: 107 (1881)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is NE. Tropical Africa to Kenya, SW. Arabian Peninsula. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen

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.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 4, (1995) Author: by B. Pettersson [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Collenette, I.S. [6950] Saudi Arabia K:SPC-54343.000 No
Collenette, I.S. [7421] Saudi Arabia K:SPC-55961.000 No
Ash [1404] Ethiopia K:SPC-35701.000 No
Ash [1319] Ethiopia K:SPC-35843.000 No
Collenette, J.S. [9331] Saudi Arabia K:SPC-58511.000 No
Wood, J.R.I. [4.75.751] Yemen K:SPC-39569.000 No
Bailes [100] Somalia K:SPC-42941.000 No
Ethiopia K:SPC-50991.000 No
Hildebrandt, J.M. [1465] Somalia K000415423 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • 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

  • Orchideae: e-monocot.org

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