Pteroceras dalaputtuwa Atthan., Priyad., Wijew., Aberathna & Kumar

, Phytotaxa 399(1): 67 (2019).
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.