Schuitemania Explained

Schuitemania is a genus of terrestrial orchids spreading by means of underground rhizomes. Only one species is known, Schuitemania merrillii, endemic to the Philippines.[1] Named after Kew orchid specialist and lead botanist for Asia, André Schuiteman.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=263607 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Web site: Schuiteman, Andre | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 2015-04-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141130101353/http://www.kew.org/science-conservation/research-data/science-directory/people/schuiteman-andre . 2014-11-30 .