Pteroceras

Pteroceras teres
Typus of Pteroceras

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Vandeae
Subtribus: Aeridinae
Genus: Pteroceras

Overview of species (22)

P. asperatum – P. biserratum – P. compressum – P. dalaputtuwa – P. erosulum – P. fragrans – P. fraternum – P. hirsutum – P. indicum – P. johorense – P. leopardinum – P. longicalcareum – P. monsooniae – P. muluense – P. muriculatum – P. nabawanense – P. philippinense – P. spathibrachiatum – P. teres – P. violaceum – P. viridiflorum – P. vriesii

Name

Pteroceras Hasselt ex Hassk., Flora 25(2, Beibl.): 6 (1842).

• Type species: Pteroceras radicans Hassk., Flora 25(2 Beibl.): 6. 1842 (= Pteroceras teres (Blume) Holttum, Kew Bull. 14: 271 (1960))

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Ornitharium Lindl. & Paxton, Paxton's Fl. Gard. 1: 188 (1851).
  • Proteroceras J.Joseph & Vajr., J. Indian Bot. Soc. 53: 189 (1974).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Asia-Temperate China China South-Central. Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka. Indo-China Andaman Islands, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Nicobar Islands, Thailand, Vietnam. Malesia Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hasskarl, J.C. 1842. Flora 25(2, Beibl): 6.
• Hasskarl, J.C. 1842. Tijdschrift voor natuurlijke geschiedenis en physiologie 9: 142.

Additional references

• Pedersen, H.A. 1993. The Genus Pteroceras (Orchidaceae) – a taxonomic revision. Opera Botanica 117, ISBN: 87-88702-71-5, Copenhagen.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 6: Epidendroideae (Part three); page 249 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19964-651-7
  

Links

• 'eFloras 2009. Pteroceras in Flora of China vol. 25 Orchidaceae --> pdf Pteroceras
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Pteroceras. Accessed: 2022 Nov 3.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Pteroceras in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Nov 3. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Pteroceras. 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. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Nov 3. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Pteroceras. Published online. Accessed: 3 Nov 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Pteroceras. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 3 Nov 2022.

Vernacular names

кырык мары: Птероцерас
中文: 长足兰属, 长脚兰属
中文（简体）: 长足兰属

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