- IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
- urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77299271-1
- Publication
- Phytotaxa
- Collation
- 549(1): 98
- Date of Publication
- 2 Jun 2022
- Family as entered in IPNI
- Orchidaceae
Type Information
- Locality
- Central Province, Nuwara-Eliya District, Horton Plains National Park
- Collection Date
- 20 Nov 2018
- Type Herbaria
- holotype PDA
isotype PDA spirit - Latitude
- 6° 47' 57" N
- Longitude
- 80° 49' 29" E
- Distribution Of Types
- Sri Lanka (Indian Subcontinent, Asia-Tropical)
Nomenclatural Notes
[epublished]
Remarks
doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.549.1.8 Etymology: 'This species epithet ‘mahaeliyensis’ is derived from “Mahaeliya-thenna” (Great open plain), referring to the Horton Plains National Park before the colonial age, where the species was discovered. The specific name is an adjective from the geographical name'.