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 (6)

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. TDWG – 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

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Cremastra. Accessed: 2021 May 22.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Cremastra in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 May 22. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Cremastra in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 May 22. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. Cremastra. 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 on the internet. Accessed: 2021 May 22. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Cremastra. Published online. Accessed: 22 May 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Cremastra. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 May 22.

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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