Gastrodia sesamoides

Gastrodia sesamoides

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Asparagales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Gastrodieae
Genus: Gastrodia
Species: Gastrodia sesamoides

Name edit

Gastrodia sesamoides R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holl.: 33 (1810).

Homonym edit

  • Gastrodia sesamoides Petrie, Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 26: 272 (1893 publ. 1894), nom. illeg.

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Australasia
    • Australia
      • New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References edit

Primary references edit

  • Brown, R. 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae 33.

Additional references edit

Links edit

Vernacular names edit

English: Potato orchid

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