Aerides multiflora explained

Aerides multiflora, the multi-flowered aerides, is a species of orchid, native to Southeast Asia, the Coromandel Coast, and Bangladesh.^[1]

Synonymy and confusion

In 1820, William Roxburgh published a description of Aerides multiflora. ^[2] In 1882, João Barbosa Rodrigues published a description of a very different plant under the name of Epidendrum geniculatum.^[3] Eight years later, in 1890, Joseph Dalton Hooker published a description of an orchid now recognized as Aerides multiflora Roxb. and named it Epidendrum geniculatum.^[4] Thus, Epidendrum geniculatum Barb.Rodr. is a very different taxon from Epidendrum geniculatum Hook.f., a synonym for Aerides multiflora Roxb., the subject of this article.

Sinonimia y confusión

En 1820, William Roxburgh publicó una descripción de la Aerides multiflora. ^[5] En 1882, João Barbosa Rodrigues publicó una descripción de una planta muy diferente con el nombre de Epidendrum geniculatum. .^[6] Ocho años más tarde, en 1890, Joseph Dalton Hooker publicó la descripción de una orquídea hoy conocida como Aerides multiflora Roxb. y la llamó Epidendrum geniculatum.^[7] Por lo tanto, Epidendrum geniculatumBarb.Rodr. es un taxón muy diferente de Epidendrum geniculatum Hook.f., que es sinónimo de Aerides multiflora Roxb..

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Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia of Bangladeshi Plants
2. Web site: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
3. Web site: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
4. Web site: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
5. Web site: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
6. Web site: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
7. Web site: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.