Microtis 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: Prasophyllinae
Genus: Microtis
Species: Microtis alba

Name

Microtis alba R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 321 (1810)

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Goadbyella gracilis R.S.Rogers, Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. South Australia 51: 294 (1927)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Australasia Australia Western Australia. 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 321.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Microtis alba. Accessed: 2021 Aug 29.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Microtis alba in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Aug 29. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Microtis alba in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Aug 29. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. Microtis 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. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Aug 29. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Microtis alba. Published online. Accessed: 29 Aug 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Microtis alba. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 Aug 2021.

Vernacular names

English: White mignonette orchid