Orchidaceae

Pterostylis R.Br.

First published in Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 326 (1810), nom. cons.
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Maluku to SW. Pacific and New Zealand.

Distribution

Native to:

Chatham Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Maluku, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Norfolk Is., Queensland, Solomon Is., South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Janes, J.K. & Duretto, M.F. (2010). A new classification for subtribe Pterostylidinae (Orchidaceae), reafferming Pterostylis in the broad sense. Australian Systematic Botany 23: 260-269.
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3: 1-358. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 1, 2002 Herrera Ch., G.; Marten, S.; Sanchez, J. [7430] Costa Rica K000480177 Yes
Aug 1, 1994 Sneidern, K., von [2038] Colombia K000480176 Yes
Jul 1, 1994 s.coll. [s.n.] Colombia K000480172 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jul 1, 1994 s.coll. [4335] Colombia K000480173 Yes
Jul 1, 1994 s.coll. [6884] Ecuador K000480174 Yes
Jul 1, 1994 s.coll. [6884] Ecuador K000480175 Yes
Jan 1, 1993 Ingram, S.; Ferrell, K. [583] Costa Rica K000480178 Yes
Mar 2, 1988 Jones, D.L.; Jones, T.D. [2380] Australia K000827195 Isotype Yes
Melville, R. [5087] New Zealand K:SPC-36851.000 No
Lang, D.C. [8] Australia K:SPC-53182.000 No
Jermy, A.C. [4280] K:SPC-37480.000 No
Palmar, P.; Rayner, R. Australia K:SPC-33327.000 No
Burns, T.E. K:SPC-19423.000 No
Melville, R. [1124] Australia K:SPC-35442.000 No
Burns, T.E. Australia K:SPC-21164.000 No
Williamson, R. [88] Australia K:SPC-56251.000 No

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0