Prasophyllum alpinum

Prasophyllum alpinum

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: Prasophyllum
Species: Prasophyllum alpinum

Name

Prasophyllum alpinum R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 318 (1810)

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Prasophyllum fuscum var. alpinum (R.Br.) C.Moore & Betche, Handb. Fl. N.S.W.: 30 (1893)
• Heterotypic
  • Prasophyllum frenchii var. tadgellianum R.S.Rogers, Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. South Australia 46: 153 (1922)
  • Prasophyllum tadgellianum (R.S.Rogers) R.S.Rogers, Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. South Australia 47: 338 (1923) - so known and called in Australia.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Australasia Australia New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria. 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 318.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Prasophyllum alpinum. Accessed: 2021 Aug 30.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Prasophyllum alpinum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Aug 30. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Prasophyllum alpinum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Aug 30. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. Prasophyllum alpinum. 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 30. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Prasophyllum alpinum. Published online. Accessed: 30 Aug 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Prasophyllum alpinum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 Aug 2021.

Vernacular names

English: Alpine leek orchid

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