Aerides timorana Miq. (1859:695)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Aerides pallida Blume in Rumphia 4: 53 (1849), nom. illeg.
Conservation Status
Extinct (Dhanda et al., 2022:516; POWO, 2024; Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2025)
Last record: 1849 (Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2025)
Distribution & Habitat
Timor, Nusa Tenggara Islands (=Lesser Sunda Islands)
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Christenhusz, Maarten J. M. and Govaerts, Rafaël. (2023). Uitgestorven. Op plantenjacht rond de wereld: 1-511. Sterck & De Vreese.
Christenhusz, Maarten J. M. and Govaerts, Rafaël. (2025). Plant extinction in the Anthropocene. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 207(3): 183-196. https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/boae045 [Appendix S1]
Dhanda, S., Caromel A., Govaerts R., Pavitt A., Bullough, L.-A. and Hartley, H. (2022). CITES Appendix II Orchid Checklist. Kew, Surrey: Royal Botanic Gardens / Cambridge: UNEP-WCMC. 1116 pp. [p. 516]
Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
POWO. (2024). Plants of the World Online (online resource). Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom. Available at: https://powo.science.kew.org/ [Accessed 11 September 2024]
Silveira, P., Schuiteman, A., Vermeulen, J. J., Sousa, A. J., Silva, H., Paiva, J. and De Vogel, E. (2008). The orchids of Timor: checklist and conservation status. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 157: 197-215.