- IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
- urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77196449-1
- Publication
- Phytotaxa
- Collation
- 399(1): 67
- Date of Publication
- 25 Mar 2019
- Family as entered in IPNI
- Orchidaceae
Type Information
- Collector Team
- Atthanagoda AKAG05
- Locality
- Rathganga, Kudeawa Forest Reserve, Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province
- Collection Date
- 10 Sep 2016
- Type Herbaria
- holotype PDA
- Distribution Of Types
- Sri Lanka (Indian Subcontinent, Asia-Tropical)
Nomenclatural Notes
[epublished]
Remarks
doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.399.1.7 The specific epithet 'dalaputtuwa' means entwined and is chosen in honor of an iconic entwined tusker (Galgamuwa Dala Puttuwa) from Sri Lanka, which was killed by poachers for its majestic ivory.