Pterostylis furcata

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Cranichideae
Subtribus: Pterostylidinae
Genus: Pterostylis
Species: Pterostylis furcata

Name

Pterostylis furcata Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 390 (1840)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Pterostylis furcata var. typica Hatch, Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. New Zealand 77: 243 (1949), nom. illeg.
• Heterotypic
  • Pterostylis dubia Hook.f., Fl. Tasman. 2: 20 (1858)

References

• Lindley, J. 1840. The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants 390.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2003. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 3: Orchidoideae (Part two); page 157 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850711-9
  
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2017. Pterostylis furcata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2017 April 27. Reference page. 
• Emonocot.org 2017. Pterostylis furcata in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published online. Accessed: 2017 April 27.
• Tropicos.org 2017. Pterostylis furcata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 April 2017.
• International Plant Names Index. 2017. Pterostylis furcata. Published online. Accessed: 27 April 2017.
• The Plant List 2013. Pterostylis furcata in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2017 April 27.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

Vernacular names

English: Forked greenhood

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