External links to taxonomic opinions:
- IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
- urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77211712-1
- Publication
- Kew Bulletin. Kew, England
- Collation
- 75(4)-49: 2
- Date of Publication
- 9 Dec 2020
- Family as entered in IPNI
- Orchidaceae
Type Information
- Collector Team
- Hermans 8127
- Locality
- Antsiranana prov., near Joffreville, Fontenay, c. 900 m
- Collection Date
- Jan 1993
- Type Herbaria
- holotype K
- Distribution Of Types
- Madagascar (Western Indian Ocean, Africa)
Nomenclatural Notes
[epublished]
Remarks
doi:10.1007/S12225-020-09902-7 The specific epithet refers to Polyphemus from Greek mythology, with the central column and anther cap resembling the eye of the monster and the clubshaped spur the weapon often carried by the same mythical creature.