Gastrodia elata

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Gastrodieae
Genus: Gastrodia
Species: Gastrodia elata

Name

Gastrodia elata Blume, Mus. Bot. 2: 174 (1856).

Synonymy

Heterotypic
- Gastrodia viridis Makino, Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 16: 178 (1902).
- Gastrodia mairei Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 12: 105 (1913).
- Gastrodia elata var. gracilis Pamp., Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital., n.s., 22: 271 (1915).
- Gastrodia elata var. viridis (Makino) Makino, J. Jap. Bot. 1: 10 (1916).
- Gastrodia elata var. pallens Kitag., Lin. Fl. Manshur.: 151 (1939).
- Gastrodia elata f. viridis (Makino) Makino, Ill. Fl. Jap.: 692 (1940).
- Gastrodia elata f. pilifera Tuyama, J. Jap. Bot. 17: 582 (1941).
- Gastrodia elata f. alba S.Chow, Acta Bot. Yunnan. 5: 366 (1983).
- Gastrodia elata f. flavida S.Chow, Acta Bot. Yunnan. 5: 366 (1983).
- Gastrodia elata f. glauca S.Chow, Acta Bot. Yunnan. 5: 365 (1983).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Asia-Temperate
- China
  - China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Inner MongolIsle, ManchurIsle, Tibet.
- Eastern Asia
  - Japan, Korea, Taiwan.
- Russian Far East
  - Khabarovsk, Kuril Islands, Primorye, SakhalIsle.
Asia-Tropical
- Indian Subcontinent
  - Assam, East Himalaya, Nepal.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Blume, C.L. 1856. Museum Botanicum 2: 174.

Links

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Gastrodia elata. Accessed: 2024 Feb 13.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Gastrodia elata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Feb 13. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2024. Gastrodia elata. 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. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Feb 13. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Gastrodia elata. Accessed: 13 Feb 2024.
International Plant Names Index. 2024. Gastrodia elata. Published online. Accessed: 13 Feb 2024.
Tropicos.org 2024. Gastrodia elata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Feb 2024.
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]

Vernacular names

azərbaycanca: Hündür şişkinot
تۆرکجه: هۆندور شیشکینوت
English: Tall Gastrodia
日本語: オニノヤガラ
한국어: 천마 (식물)
русский: Гастродия высокая
吴语: 天麻
中文: 高赤箭, 天麻, 还筒子
中文（简体）: 天麻, 赤箭

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