Thelasis

Thelasis carinata

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Podochileae
Subtribus: Thelasiinae
Genus: Thelasis

Overview of species (27)

T. abbreviata – T. angustifolia – T. bifolia – T. borneensis – T. capitata – T. carinata – T. carnosa – T. cebolleta – T. celebica – T. compacta – T. copelandii – T. cycloglossa – T. edelfeldtii – T. gautierensis – T. globiceps – T. javanica – T. khasiana – T. longifolia – T. macrobulbon – T. mamberamensis – T. micrantha – T. obtusa – T. pygmaea – T. rhomboglossa – T. succosa – T. variabilis – T. wariana

Name

Thelasis Blume, Bijdr.: 385 (1825)

• Type species: Thelasis obtusa Blume, Bijdr.: 386 (1825)

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Oxyanthera Brongn. in L.I.Duperrey, Voy. Monde: 197 (1834)
  • Euproboscis Griff., Calcutta J. Nat. Hist. 5: 371 (1845)
  • Rhynchophreatia (Schltr.) Schltr., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 56: 488 (1921)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Asia-Temperate China China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan. Eastern Asia Taiwan. Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent Assam, East Himalaya, India, Nepal. Indo-China Andaman Islands, Cambodia, Myanmar, Nicobar Islands, Thailand, Vietnam. Malesia Borneo, Christmas Isle, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera. Papuasia Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea, Solomon Islands. Australasia Australia Queensland. Pacific Southwestern Pacific Samoa. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Blume, C. L. von (1825) Bijdragen tot de flora van Nederlandsch Indië 8: 385.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2006. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 4 Epidendroideae (Part one); page 593 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850712-7. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Jones, D.L. and Clements, M.A. (2004) Miscellaneous new species, new genera, reinstated genera and new combinations in Australian Orchidaceae, Orchadian 14(8): Scientific Supplement xiv.

Links

• 'eFloras 2009. Thelasis in Flora of China vol. 25 Orchidaceae --> pdf Thelasis
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Thelasis. Accessed: 2022 Oct 2.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Thelasis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Oct 2. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Thelasis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Oct 2. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Thelasis. 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 2. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Thelasis. Published online. Accessed: 2 Oct 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Thelasis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 2 Oct 2022.

Vernacular names

中文: 矮柱兰属
中文（简体）: 矮柱兰属

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