- IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
- urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77214548-1
- Publication
- Kew Bulletin. Kew, England
- Collation
- 76(1): 47
- Date of Publication
- 15 Mar 2021
- Family as entered in IPNI
- Orchidaceae
Type Information
- Collector Team
- Hermans 4880
- Locality
- Toamasina Prov., Andasibe, forest around Vakona Lodge, 950 m
- Collection Date
- Sep 1996
- Type Herbaria
- holotype K
- Distribution Of Types
- Madagascar (Western Indian Ocean, Africa)
Nomenclatural Notes
[epublished]
Remarks
doi:10.1007/S12225-021-09923-W The specific epithet refers to the type locality near a crocodile enclosure and the resemblance of the column and dorsal sepal to the head of a crocodile, plus the numerous teeth on the flowers and ovary.