Cremastra

Cremastra appendiculata (Typus)

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Calypsoeae
Genus: Cremastra

Overview of species

C. amabilis – C. aphylla – C. appendiculata – C. guizhouensis – C. malipoensis – C. unguiculata

Name

Cremastra Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 172 (1833)

• Type species:  Cremastra appendiculata (D.Don) Makino, Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 18: 24 (1904)

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Hyacinthorchis Blume, Mus. Bot. 1: 48 (1849)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate China China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Tibet. Eastern Asia Japan, Korea, Taiwan. Russian Far East Kuril Islands, Sakhalin. Asia-Tropical  Indian Subcontinent Assam, East Himalaya, Nepal. Indo-China Thailand, Vietnam. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDGW – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lindley, J. 1833. The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants 172.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2006. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 4 Epidendroideae (Part one); page 99 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850712-7. Reference page. 

Links

• 'eFloras 2009. Cremastra in Flora of China vol. 25 Orchidaceae --> pdf Cremastra
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Cremastra in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 February 17.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Cremastra in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 February 17.
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Cremastra. Published online. Accessed 17 February 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Cremastra in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 February 17.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Cremastra . Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 February 17.

Vernacular names

English: Handle orchids
日本語: サイハイラン属
Перем Коми: Кремастра
коми: Кремастра
мокшень: Кремастра
кырык мары: Кремастра
удмурт: Кремастра
中文: 杜鹃兰属

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