Cyrtosia (Orchidaceae)

Cyrtosia septentrionalis

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Vanilloideae
Tribus: Vanilleae
Genus: Cyrtosia

Overview of species (6)

C. falconeri – C. integra – C. javanica – C. lindleyana – C. nana – C. septentrionalis

Name

Cyrtosia Blume, Bijdr.: 396 (1825)

• Type species: Cyrtosia javanica Blume, Bijdr.: 396 (1825)

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Conchoglossum Breda, Gen. Sp. Orchid. Asclep. 4: t. 17 (1830)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Asia-Temperate China China South-Central, China Southeast. Eastern Asia Japan, Korea, Nansei-shoto, Taiwan. Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent Assam, East Himalaya, Sri Lanka. Indo-China Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam. Malesia Borneo, Jawa, Malaya, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera. Papuasia New Guinea. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Blume, C.L. 1825. Bijdragen tot de flora van Nederlandsch Indië 8: 396.

Additional references

• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2003. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 3: Orchidoideae (Part two); page 302 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850711-9
  

Links

• 'eFloras 2009. Cyrtosia in Flora of China vol. 25 Orchidaceae --> pdf Cyrtosia
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Cyrtosia (Orchidaceae). Accessed: 2023 Jan 29.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Cyrtosia (Orchidaceae) in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jan 29. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Cyrtosia (Orchidaceae). 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. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jan 29. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Cyrtosia (Orchidaceae). Published online. Accessed: 29 Jan 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Cyrtosia (Orchidaceae). Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 Jan 2023.

Vernacular names

中文: 肉果兰属
中文（简体）: 肉果兰属

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