- IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
- urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30207-1
- Publication
- Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants, The. London
- Collation
- 35
- Date of Publication
- Apr 1830
- Family as entered in IPNI
- Orchidaceae
Type Information
- Type Name
- Designated Type: O. porrectus Lindl. ('porrecta')
- Chosen By
- Butzin Taxon 32: 631. 1983 [21 Nov 1983]
Original Data
- Remarks
- Benth. & Hook. f. Gen. Pl. iii. 519. BROUGHTONIA, Wall. ex Lindl. Gen. et Sp.Orch. 35 (1830). TETRAPELTIS, Wall. ex Lindl. Bot. Reg. sub t. 1522 (1832).{correction added when editing for database}
Remarks
Gender: masculine [According to the ICNafp Art. 62.2(c), all “-chilus” ending generic names are masculine (albeit neuter in Greek tradition)]