Acianthus

Acianthus fornicatus

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Diurideae
Subtribus: Acianthinae
Genus: Acianthus

Overview of species

A. aegeridantennatus – A. amplexicaulis – A. atepalus – A. bracteatus – A. caudatus – A. confusus – A. corniculatus – A. cymbalariifolius – A. elegans – A. exsertus – A. fornicatus – A. grandiflorus – A. halleanus – A. heptadactylus – A. ledwardii – A. macroglossus – A. oxyglossus – A. saxatilis – A. sinclairii – A. tenuilabris – A. veillonis

Name

Acianthus R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holl.: 321 (1810)

• Type species: Acianthus exsertus R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holl.: 321 (1810)

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Acianthopsis Szlach., Polish Bot. J. 46: 143 (2001)
  • Spuricianthus Szlach. & Marg., Polish Bot. J. 46: 29 (2001)
  • Univiscidiatus (Kores) Szlach., Polish Bot. J. 46: 20 (2001)
  • Acianthopsis M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones, Orchadian 13: 440 (2002), nom. illeg.
  • Nemacianthus D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem., Orchadian 13: 440 (2002)
  • Acianthella D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem., Orchadian 14: 331 (2004)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Acianthus distribution Australasia Australia New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria. New Zealand Chatham Islands, Kermadec Islands, New Zealand North, New Zealand South. 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 321.
• Kores, P.J. 1995: A systematic study of the genus Acianthus (Orchidaceae: Diurideae). Allertonia 7(3): 87–220. [Not seen, snippet view on Google books] Reference page. 
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2001. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 2: Orchidoideae (Part one); page 66 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850710-0
  

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Acianthus in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 May 24. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Acianthus in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 May 24.
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Acianthus. Published online. Accessed 24 May 2020.
• The Plant List 2013. Acianthus in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 May 24.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Acianthus . Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 May 24.

Vernacular names

Перем Коми: Ациантус
коми: Ациантус
мокшень: Ациантус
олык марий: Ациантус
кырык мары: Ациантус
русский: Ацианта
удмурт: Ациантус

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