Dienia

Dienia ophrydis (Typus)

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Malaxideae
Genus: Dienia

Overview of species (6)

D. carinata – D. cylindrostachya – D. ophrydis – D. shuicae – D. truncicola – D. volkensii

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Dienia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 20. Reference page.

Name

Dienia Lindl., Bot. Reg. 10: t. 825 (1824)

• Type species: Dienia ophrydis (J.Koenig) Seidenf., Contr. Orchid Fl. Thailand 13: 18 (1997)

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Gastroglottis Blume, Bijdr.: 397 (1825)
  • Pedilea Lindl., Orchid. Scelet.: 27 (1826)
  • Anaphora Gagnep., Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., II, 4: 592 (1932)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Asia-Temperate  China China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Tibet. Eastern Asia Nansei-shoto, Taiwan. Asia-Tropical  Indian Subcontinent Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya. Indo-China Andaman Islands, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Nicobar Islands, Thailand, Vietnam. Malesia Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera. Papuasia New Guinea. Australasia  Australia Queensland. Pacific  Northwestern Pacific Caroline Islands. Southwestern Pacific New Caledonia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lindley, J. 1824. Botanical Register, 10: t. 825.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2006. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 4 Epidendroideae (Part one); page 460 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850712-7. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Wu, Z. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2009) Flora of China 25: 1–570. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Links

• 'eFloras 2009. Dienia in Flora of China vol. 25 Orchidaceae --> pdf Dienia
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Dienia. Accessed: 2022 Jan 17.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Dienia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 17. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Dienia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 17. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Dienia. 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 Jan 17. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Dienia. Published online. Accessed: 17 Jan 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Dienia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 Jan 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Snout orchids
中文: 无耳沼兰属

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