Hemipilia parceflora explained

Hemipilia parceflora is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae, native to south-central China (north-eastern Sichuan, Chongqing).[1] The epithet has been mis-spelt "parciflora" by some authors.

Taxonomy

The species was first described in 1902 by Achille Eugène Finet, as Peristylus tetralobus f. parceflorus. It was later raised to a full species and transferred to the genus Amitostigma as Amitostigma parceflorum. A molecular phylogenetic study in 2014 found that species of Amitostigma, Neottianthe and Ponerorchis were mixed together in a single clade, making none of the three genera monophyletic as then circumscribed. Amitostigma and Neottianthe were subsumed into Ponerorchis, with this species then becoming Ponerorchis parceflora. The genus Ponerorchis has since been synonymized with the genus Hemipilia, resulting in the present name.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hemipilia parceflora (Finet) Y.Tang & H.Peng Plants of the World Online Kew Science . 2024-06-05 . Plants of the World Online . en.