Eriochilus

Eriochilus cucullatus
Typus of Eriochilus

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Diurideae
Subtribus: Caladeniinae
Genus: Eriochilus

Overview of species (11)

E. collinus – E. cucullatus – E. dilatatus – E. helonomos – E. magenteus – E. paludosus – E. petricola – E. pulchellus – E. scaber – E. tenuis – E. valens

Name

Eriochilus R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holl.: 323 (1810)

• Type species: Eriochilus cucullatus (Labill.) Rchb.f., Beitr. Syst. Pflanzenk.: 27 (1871)

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Eriochilum Ritgen, Marburg. Geogr. Schriften 2: 121 (1831), orth. var.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Australasia Australia New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Brown, R. 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae 323.

Additional references

• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2001. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 2: Orchidoideae (Part one); page 104 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850710-0
  

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Eriochilus. Accessed: 2023 Feb 28.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Eriochilus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2023 Feb 28. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Eriochilus. 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 on the internet. Accessed: 2023 Feb 28. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Eriochilus. Published online. Accessed 28 Feb 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Eriochilus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 28 Feb 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Bunny orchids
перем коми: Эриохилус
коми: Эриохилус
мокшень: Эриохилус
кырык мары: Эриохилус
удмурт: Эриохилус

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