Ambrella longituba
| Ambrella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Vandeae |
| Subtribe: | Angraecinae |
| Alliance: | Angraecum |
| Genus: | Ambrella H. Perrier |
| Binomial name | |
| Ambrella longituba H. Perrier | |
Ambrella is a monotypic genus in the orchid family.[1] The single species, Ambrella longituba is endemic to Madagascar, and very rare, possibly extinct.[2] It is known only from the type specimen collected and described by Joseph Marie Henry Alfred Perrier de la Bâthie in 1934.[3]
References
- ↑ Joseph Marie Henry Alfred Perrier de la Bâthie. 1934. Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France 81: 655.
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Stewart, Joyce; Hermans, Johan; and Campbell, Bob Ian Martin. "Angraecoid orchids: species from the African region". Timber Press, Inc. (2006). p. 156-157.
External links
Data related to Ambrella at Wikispecies
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