Pterostylis aphylla

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 aphylla

Name

Pterostylis aphylla Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 392 (1840)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Pterostylis parviflora var. aphylla (Lindl.) Ewart & Jean White, Proc. Roy. Soc. Victoria, n.s., 24: 71 (1911)
  • Speculantha aphylla (Lindl.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem., Austral. Orchid Res. 4: 82 (2002)

References

• Lindley, J. 1840. The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants 392.
• 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 aphylla in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2017 April 10. Reference page. 
• Emonocot.org 2017. Pterostylis aphylla in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published online. Accessed: 2017 April 10.
• Tropicos.org 2017. Pterostylis aphylla. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 April 2017.
• International Plant Names Index. 2017. Pterostylis aphylla. Published online. Accessed: 10 April 2017.
• The Plant List 2013. Pterostylis aphylla in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2017 April 10.

Distribution

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

Vernacular names

English: Leafless greenhood

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