Acianthus sinclairii

Acianthus sinclairii

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
Species: Acianthus sinclairii

Name

Acianthus sinclairii Hook.f., Fl. Nov.-Zel. 1: 246 (1853)

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Acianthus fornicatus var. sinclairii (Hook.f.) Hutch., Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. New Zealand 75: 369 (1945)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Australasia New Zealand Chatham Islands, Kermadec Islands, New Zealand North, New Zealand South. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hooker, J.D. 1853. Flora of New Zealand 1: 246.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Acianthus sinclairii. Accessed: 2023 Jan 31.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Acianthus sinclairii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jan 31. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Acianthus sinclairii. 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. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jan 31. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Acianthus sinclairii. Published online. Accessed: 31 Jan 2023.
• New Zealand Native Orchid Group: Acianthus sinclairii
• Tropicos.org 2023. Acianthus sinclairii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 Jan 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Pixie cap

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