Arthrochilus irritabilis

Arthrochilus irritabilis
plate 189 in:
Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach
Xenia Orchidacea - vol. 2 (1874)

Arthrochilus irritabilis

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

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

• Type species

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Drakaea irritabilis (F.Muell.) Rchb.f., Beitr. Syst. Pflanzenk.: 68. (1871).
  • Spiculaea irritabilis (F.Muell.) Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 17: 82. (1921).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Australasia Australia New South Wales, Queensland. 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: 43.

Additional references

• 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. 2026. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Arthrochilus irritabilis. Accessed: 2026 Jan 2.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Arthrochilus irritabilis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Jan 2. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2026. Arthrochilus irritabilis. 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. 2026. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Jan 2. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora.. Arthrochilus irritabilis. Accessed: 2 Jan 2026. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Arthrochilus irritabilis. Published online. Accessed: 2 Jan 2026. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2026. Arthrochilus irritabilis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 2 Jan 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

English: Clubbed elbow orchid

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