Hemipilia purpureopunctata explained

Hemipilia purpureopunctata is a terrestrial orchid native to high elevations (2100–3400 m) in the eastern Himalayas and Tibet.^[1]

Taxonomy

The species was first described by Kai Yung Lang in 1978, as Habenaria purpureopunctata. It was placed in the monotypic genus Hemipiliopsis in 2003. On the basis of molecular phylogenetic studies, in 2014, Hemipiliopsis was subsumed into Hemipilia, with the species becoming Hemipilia purpureopunctata.^{[1] [2]}

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=490786 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Jin . Wei-Tao . Jin . Xiao-Hua . Schuiteman . André . Li . De-Zhu . Xiang . Xiao-Guo . Huang . Wei-Chang . Li . Jian-Wu . Huang . Lu-Qi . 2014 . Molecular systematics of subtribe Orchidinae and Asian taxa of Habenariinae (Orchideae, Orchidaceae) based on plastid matK, rbcL and nuclear ITS . Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution . 77 . 41–53 . 10.1016/j.ympev.2014.04.004 . 24747003 . amp .