Acriopsis

Acriopsis liliifolia
Typus of Acriopsis

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Cymbidieae
Subtribus: Cymbidiinae
Genus: Acriopsis

Overview of species (10)

A. carrii – A. densiflora – A. emarginata – A. floribunda – A. gracilis – A. indica – A. inopinata – A. latifolia – A. liliifolia – A. ridleyi

Name

Acriopsis Reinw. ex Blume, Catalogus: 97 (1823)

• Type species: Acriopsis liliifolia (J.König) Seidenf., Opera Bot. 124: 58 (1995) - ex - Acriopsis javanica Reinw. ex Blume (1825)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Asia-Temperate China China South-Central. Asia-Tropical  Indian Subcontinent Assam, East Himalaya. Indo-China Andaman Islands, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam. Malesia Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera. Papuasia New Guinea, Solomon Islands. Australasia  Australia Queensland. Pacific  Northwestern Pacific Caroline Islands. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Reinwardt, C.G.C. 1823. Catalogus 97.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 5: Epidendroideae (Part two); page 49 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-850713-0
  

Links

• 'eFloras 2009. Acriopsis in Flora of China vol. 25 Orchidaceae --> pdf Acriopsis
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Acriopsis. Accessed: 2022 Sep 18.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Acriopsis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Sep 18. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Acriopsis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Sep 18. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Acriopsis. 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. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Sep 18. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Acriopsis. Published online. Accessed: 18 Sep 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Acriopsis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 Sep 2022.

Vernacular names

中文: 合萼兰属
中文（简体）: 合萼兰属

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