Arthrochilus

Arthrochilus irritabilis (Typus)
as syn. Drakaea irritabilis

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Diurideae
Subtribus: Drakaeinae
Genus: Arthrochilus

Overview of species (15)

A. apectus – A. aquilus – A. byrnesii – A. corinnae – A. dockrillii – A. huntianus – A. irritabilis – A. laevicallus – A. latipes – A. lavarackianus – A. oreophilus – A. prolixus – A. rosulatus – A. sabulosus – A. stenophyllus

Name

Arthrochilus F.Muell., Fragm. 1: 42 (1858)

• Type species: Arthrochilus irritabilis F.Muell., Fragm. 1: 43 (1858)

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Phoringopsis D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem., Orchadian 13: 457 (2002)
  • Thynninorchis D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem., Orchadian 13: 457 (2002)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Tropical Papuasia New Guinea. Australasia  Australia New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Mueller, F.J.H. v. 1858. Fragmenta Phytographiæ Australiæ 1: 42.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2001. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 2: Orchidoideae (Part one); page 135 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850710-0
  

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Arthrochilus. Accessed: 2021 Aug 25.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Arthrochilus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Aug 25. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Arthrochilus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Aug 25. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. Arthrochilus. 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 Aug 25. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Arthrochilus. Published online. Accessed: 25 Aug 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Arthrochilus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 Aug 2021.

Vernacular names

English: Elbow orchids

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