Apostasia wallichii

Apostasia wallichii

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Apostasioideae
Genus: Apostasia
Species: Apostasia wallichii

Name

Apostasia wallichii R.Br. in N.Wallich, Pl. Asiat. Rar. 1: 75 (1830)

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Mesodactylis wallichii (R.Br.) Endl., Gen. Pl.: 221 (1837)
• Heterotypic
  • Mesodactylis deflexa Wall., Pl. Asiat. Rar. 1: 74 (1830)
  • Niemeyera stylidioides F.Muell., Fragm. 6: 96 (1867)
  • Apostasia stylidioides (F.Muell.) Rchb.f., Flora 55: 278 (1872)
  • Neumayera stylidioides (F.Muell.) Rchb.f., Flora 55: 278 (1872)
  • Apostasia alba Rolfe, Orchid Rev. 4: 329 (1889)
  • Apostasia gracilis Rolfe, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 25: 242 (1889)
  • Apostasia lucida Blume ex Siebe, Anat. Bau Apost.: 16 (1903)
  • Apostasia papuana Schltr. in K.M.Schumann & C.A.G.Lauterbach, Fl. Schutzgeb. Südsee, Nachtr.: 72 (1905)
  • Apostasia curvata J.J.Sm., Mitt. Bot. Mus. Hamburg 7: 11 (1927)
  • Apostasia wallichii var. seraweiensis J.J.Sm., Mitt. Inst. Allg. Bot. Hamburg 7: 10 (1927)
  • Apostasia nipponica Masam., J. Jap. Bot. 11: 46 (1935)
  • Apostasia wallichii subsp. nipponica (Masam.) Masam., J. Geobot. 11(4): back cover (1963)
  • Apostasia wallichii var. nipponica (Masam.) Masam., Rep. (Annual) Noto Mar. Lab. 3: 63 (1963)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Asia-Temperate China China South-Central, Hainan. Eastern Asia Japan. Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, Nepal, Sri Lanka. Indo-China Andaman Islands, Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam. Malesia Borneo, Jawa, Malaya, Maluku, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera. Papuasia New Guinea. Australasia Australia Queensland. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Brown, R. 1830. Plantae Asiaticae Rariores 1: 75, pl. 84.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Apostasia wallichii. Accessed: 2023 Apr 4.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Apostasia wallichii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Apr 4. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Apostasia wallichii. 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. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Apr 4. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Apostasia wallichii. Published online. Accessed: 4 Apr 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Apostasia wallichii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 4 Apr 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Yellow grass orchid
中文: 剑叶拟兰
中文（简体）: 剑叶拟兰

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