Gastrorchis

Gastrorchis lutea

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Collabieae
Genus: Gastrorchis

Overview of species (9)

G. francoisii – G. humblotii – G. lutea – G. peyrotii – G. pulchra – G. simulans – G. steinhardtiana – G. tuberculosa – G. villosa

Name

Gastrorchis Thouars, Nouv. Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris 10: 317 (1809)

• Type species: Gastrorchis tuberculosa (Thouars) Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 33: 169 (1924)

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Gastrorkis Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 33: 166 (1924), orth. var.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa Western Indian Ocean Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Thouars, L.M.A. du Petit 1809. Nouveau Bulletin des Sciences, Publie par la Société Philomatique de Paris, 10: 317,

Additional references

• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2006. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 4 Epidendroideae (Part one); page 138 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850712-7. Reference page. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Gastrorchis. Accessed: 2023 Jul 13.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Gastrorchis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2023 Jul 13. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Gastrorchis. 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 Jul 13. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Gastrorchis. Accessed: 13 Jul 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Gastrorchis. Published online. Accessed 13 Jul 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Gastrorchis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 13 Jul 2023.

Vernacular names

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