External links to taxonomic opinions:
- IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
- urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77316218-1
- Publication
- Phytotaxa
- Collation
- 587(2): 195
- Date of Publication
- 14 Mar 2023
- Family as entered in IPNI
- Orchidaceae
Type Information
- Collector Team
- Gopallawa & Perera BGAP 001-A
- Locality
- Sabaragamuwa Province: Rathnapura District, Walankanda Forest Reserve, 612 m
- Collection Date
- 1 Apr 2021
- Type Herbaria
- holotype PDA
isotype K BGAP-001 B - Distribution Of Types
- Sri Lanka (Indian Subcontinent, Asia-Tropical)
Nomenclatural Notes
[epublished]
Remarks
doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.587.2.8 Etymology: 'Referring to the yellow sapphire, locally known as pushparaga, in the Rathnapura district, famous for its gems. The flower colour is similar to that of yellow sapphire, where a high-quality yellow sapphire has a red tint, similar to the flower. This epithet is to be treated as a noun in apposition'.