Microtis arenaria

Microtis arenaria

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Diurideae
Subtribus: Prasophyllinae
Genus: Microtis
Species: Microtis arenaria

Name

Microtis arenaria Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 396 (1840)

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Microtis pulchella var. vivax Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 395 (1840)
  • Microtis biloba Nicholls, Victorian Naturalist 66: 94 (1949)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Australasia Australia Tasmania, Victoria. New Zealand New Zealand North. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lindley, J. 1840. The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants: 396.

Additional references

• St George, I. (2008) The New Zealand Orchis, The editor's annual list:2008. The New Zealand Native Orchids 110: 8–19.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Microtis arenaria. Accessed: 2021 Aug 29.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Microtis arenaria in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Aug 29. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Microtis arenaria in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Aug 29. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. Microtis arenaria. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Aug 29. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Microtis arenaria. Published online. Accessed: 29 Aug 2021.
• New Zealand Native Orchid Group: Microtis arenaria
• Tropicos.org 2021. Microtis arenaria. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 Aug 2021.

Vernacular names

English: Notched onion orchid

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