Entomophobia is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Only one species is known, Entomophobia kinabaluensis, endemic to the Island of Borneo. The epithet "kinabaluensis" refers to Mount Kinabalu in Sabah.[1]
| Entomophobia kinabaluensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Arethuseae |
| Subtribe: | Coelogyninae |
| Genus: | Entomophobia de Vogel |
| Species: | E. kinabaluensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Entomophobia kinabaluensis (Ames) de Vogel | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Pholidota kinabaluensis Ames | |
See also
References
- de Vogel, E.F. (1984) Blumea 30(1): 199.
- Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart
- Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2006) Epidendroideae (Part One). Genera Orchidacearum 4: 60ff. Oxford University Press.
External links
Data related to Entomophobia (Orchidaceae) at Wikispecies
