Conchidium

Conchidium extinctorium

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Podochileae
Subtribus: Eriinae
Genus: Conchidium

Overview of species

C. articulatum – C. braccatum – C. conicum – C. dickasonii – C. exile – C. extinctorium – C. filiforme – C. japonicum – C. lacei – C. microchilos – C. muscicola – C. nanum – C. pusillum – C. reticosum – C. rhomboidale – C. spirodelum – C. summerhayesianum – C. wildianum

Name

Conchidium Griff., Not. Pl. Asiat. 3: 321 (1851)

• Type species:  Conchidium pusillum  Griff., Not. Pl. Asiat. 3: 321 (1851)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Alvisia Lindl., Fol. Orchid. 8: 1 (1859).

References

• Griffith, W. (1851) Notulae ad Plantas Asiaticas 3: 321.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2006. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 4 Epidendroideae (Part one); page 550 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850712-7. Reference page. 
• Wu, Z. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2009) Flora of China 25: 1–570. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
• 'eFloras 2009. Conchidium in Flora of China vol. 25 Orchidaceae --> pdf Conchidium
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Conchidium in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Apr. 10.
• Emonocot.org 2013. Conchidium in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Oct. 13.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Conchidium . Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Apr. 10.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Conchidium. Published online. Accessed 10 Apr. 2013.

• The Plant List 2013. Conchidium in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2014 May 31.

Native distribution areas

Display the range areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate  Regional: China China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Tibet. Regional: Eastern Asia Japan, Nansei-shoto, Taiwan. Continental: Asia-Tropical  Regional: Indian Subcontinent Assam, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya. Regional: Indo-China Andaman Islands, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDGW – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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