Uncifera

Uncifera acuminata
Typus of Uncifera

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: Uncifera

Overview of species (6)

U. acuminata – U. dalatensis – U. lancifolia – U. obtusifolia – U. thailandica – U. verrucosa

Name

Uncifera Lindl., J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 3: 39 (1858).

• Type species: Uncifera acuminata Lindl., J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 3: 40 (1858)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate China China South-Central. Asia-Tropical  Indian Subcontinent Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, Nepal. Indo-China Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lindley, J. 1858. Contributions to the Orchidology of India - No. II. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Botany 3: 1-62.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 6: Epidendroideae (Part three); page 315 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19964-651-7
  

Additional references

• Seidenfaden, G. 1988. Opera Botanica a Societate Botanica Lundensi. Lund, Copenhagen 95: 220.

Links

• 'eFloras 2009. Uncifera in Flora of China vol. 25 Orchidaceae --> pdf Uncifera
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Uncifera. Accessed: 2022 Jun 27.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Uncifera in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jun 27. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Uncifera in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jun 27. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Uncifera. 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 Jun 27. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Uncifera. Published online. Accessed: 27 Jun 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Uncifera. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 Jun 2022.

Vernacular names

中文: 叉喙兰属
中文（简体）: 叉喙兰属

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