Oreorchis

Oreorchis patens
Typus of Oreorchis

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Calypsoeae
Genus: Oreorchis
Species: O. angustata – O. aurantiaca – O. bashanensis – O. bilamellata – O. discigera – O. erythrochrysea – O. fargesii – O. foliosa – O. indica – O. micrantha – O. nana – O. nepalensis – O. oligantha – O. parvula – O. patens – O. porphyranthes – O. sanguinea – O. wumanae – O. yachangensis

Name

Oreorchis Lindl., J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 3: 26 (1858)

• Type species: Oreorchis patens (Lindl.) Lindl., J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 3: 27 (1858)

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Diplolabellum F.Maek., J. Jap. Bot. 11: 305 (1935)
  • Kitigorchis Maek., Wild Orchids Japan Colour: 469 (1971)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Asia-Temperate China China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Manchuria, Tibet. Eastern Asia Japan, Korea, Taiwan. Russian Far East Kamchatka, Kuril Islands, Primorye, Sakhalin. Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent Assam, East Himalaya, Nepal, West Himalaya. Indo-China Myanmar. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lindley, J. 1858. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society 3: 26.

Additional references

• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2006. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 4 Epidendroideae (Part one); page 105 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850712-7. Reference page. 

Links

• 'eFloras 2009. Oreorchis in Flora of China vol. 25 Orchidaceae --> pdf Oreorchis
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Oreorchis. Accessed: 2023 Feb 27.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Oreorchis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Feb 27. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Oreorchis. 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 Feb 27. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Oreorchis. Published online. Accessed: 27 Feb 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Oreorchis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 Feb 2023.

Vernacular names

日本語: コケイラン属
кырык мары: Ореорхис
русский: Ореорхис
中文: 唇兰属, 山兰属
中文（简体）: 山兰属

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