Gastrodia elata

Taxonavigation[edit]

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[edit]

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

Synonymy[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Primary references[edit]

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

Links[edit]

Emonocot.org 2013. Gastrodia elata in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published online. Accessed: 2013 June 30.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2012. Gastrodia elata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2012 Nov. 12. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2012. Gastrodia elata. Published online. Accessed: 12. Nov. 2012.
Tropicos.org 2012. Gastrodia elata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Nov. 2012.
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]

Vernacular names[edit]

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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