Apostasia

Taxonavigation[edit]

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Apostasioideae
Genus: Apostasia

Overview of species (8)[edit]

A. fogangica – A. latifolia – A. nuda – A. odorata – A. parvula – A. ramifera – A. shenzhenica – A. wallichii

Name[edit]

Apostasia Blume, Bijdr.: 423 (1825)

Type species: Apostasia odorata Blume, Bijdr.: 423 (1825)

Synonymy[edit]

Heterotypic
- Mesodactylis Wall., Pl. Asiat. Rar. 1: 74 (1830)
- Niemeyera F.Muell., Fragm. 6: 96 (1867)
- Neumayera Rchb.f., Flora 55: 278 (1872)
- Adactylus Rolfe, Orchid Rev. 4: 329 (1896)

Distribution[edit]

Native distribution areas:

Asia-Temperate
- China
  - China South-Central, Hainan, China Southeast,
- Eastern Asia
  - Japan,
Asia-Tropical
- Indian Subcontinent
  - Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, Nepal, Sri Lanka,
- Indo-China
  - Andaman Islands, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam,
- Malesia
  - Borneo, Jawa, Malaya, Maluku, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera,
- Papuasia
  - New Guinea,
Australasia
- Australia
  - Queensland.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References[edit]

Primary references[edit]

Blume, C.L. 1825. Bijdragen tot de flora van Nederlandsch Indië 8: 423.
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 1999. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 1: General Introduction, Apostasioideae, Cypripedioideae; page 100 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-198505-13-2

Links[edit]

'eFloras 2009. Apostasia in Flora of China vol. 25 Orchidaceae --> pdf Apostasia
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Apostasia. Accessed: 2021 May 24.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Apostasia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 24. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Apostasia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 24. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. Apostasia. 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. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 24. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Apostasia. Published online. Accessed: 24 May 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Apostasia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 May 2021.

Vernacular names[edit]

English: Grass orchids
перем коми: Апостасия
коми: Апостасия
мокшень: Апостасие
олык марий: Апостасий
кырык мары: Апостаси
русский: Апостасия
удмурт: Апостасия
Tiếng Việt: Chi Giả lan
中文: 拟兰属
中文（简体）: 拟兰属

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