Diuris alba

Diuris alba

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Diurideae
Subtribus: Diuridinae
Genus: Diuris
Species: Diuris alba

Name

Diuris alba R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 316 (1810)

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Diuris punctata var. alba (R.Br.) Ewart & B.Rees, Proc. Roy. Soc. Victoria, n.s., 26: 3 (1913)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Australasia Australia New South Wales, Queensland. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Brown, R. 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae 36.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Diuris alba. Accessed: 2023 Apr 17.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Diuris alba in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Apr 17. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Diuris alba. 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 17. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Diuris alba. Published online. Accessed: 17 Apr 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Diuris alba. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 Apr 2023.

Vernacular names

English: White donkey orchid

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