Sarcochilus

Sarcochilus falcatus
Typus of Sarcochilus

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: Sarcochilus

Overview of species (23)

S. argochilus – S. australis – S. borealis – S. ceciliae – S. chrysanthus – S. dilatatus – S. falcatus – S. fitzgeraldii – S. gildasii – S. hartmannii – S. hillii – S. hirticalcar – S. iboensis – S. koghiensis – S. odoratus – S. parviflorus – S. rarus – S. serrulatus – S. spathulatus – S. thycola – S. tricalliatus – S. uniflorus – S. weinthalii

Name

Sarcochilus R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holl.: 332 (1810)

• Type species: Sarcochilus falcatus R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holl.: 332 (1810)

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Gunnia Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 20: t. 1699 (1834)
  • Parasarcochilus Dockrill, Australas. Sarcanthinae: 22 (1967)
  • Monanthochilus (Schltr.) R.Rice, Oasis Suppl. 3: 2 (2004)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Tropical Papuasia New Guinea. Australasia Australia New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria. Pacific Southwestern Pacific New Caledonia. 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 332.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 6: Epidendroideae (Part three); page 274 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19964-651-7
  

Additional references

• Banks, D.P. 2019. The 2020 Guide to Australian Sarcochilus Species. Australian Orchid Review 84(6): 1–18. BHL.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Sarcochilus. Accessed: 2022 Oct 8.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Sarcochilus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Oct 8. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Sarcochilus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Oct 8. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Sarcochilus. 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 Oct 8. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Sarcochilus. Published online. Accessed: 8 Oct 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Sarcochilus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 8 Oct 2022.

Vernacular names

中文: 肉唇兰属, 狭唇兰属

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