Genoplesium pumilum

Genoplesium pumilum

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Diurideae
Subtribus: Prasophyllinae
Genus: Genoplesium
Species: Genoplesium pumilum

Name

Genoplesium pumilum (Hook.f.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem., Lindleyana 4: 144 (1989).

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Prasophyllum pumilum Hook.f., Fl. Nov.-Zel. 1: 242 (1853).
• Homotypic
  • Corunastylis pumila (Hook.f.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem., Orchadian 13: 461 (2002).
• Heterotypic
  • Prasophyllum tunicatum Hook.f., Fl. Nov.-Zel. 1: 242 (1853).
  • Prasophyllum viride Fitzg., J. Bot. 23: 135 (1885).
  • Prasophyllum dixonii F.Muell., Victorian Naturalist 9: 44 (1892).
  • Prasophyllum elmae Nubling, Austral. Orchid Rev. 1940: 59 (1940), no Latin descr.
  • Prasophyllum aureoviride Rupp, Victorian Naturalist 58: 22 (1941).
  • Prasophyllum elmae Rupp, Victorian Naturalist 59: 122 (1942), nom. illeg.
  • Prasophyllum aureoviride var. elmae (Rupp) Rupp, Austral. Orchid Rev. 11: 92 (1946).
  • Prasophyllum buftonianum J.H.Willis, Pap. & Proc. Roy. Soc. Tasmania 87: 81 (1953).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Jones, D.L. & Clements, M.A. 1989. Lindleyana 4: 144.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Genoplesium pumilum. Accessed: 2025 Feb 19.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Genoplesium pumilum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Feb 19. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2025. Genoplesium pumilum. 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. 2025. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Feb 19. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Genoplesium pumilum. Accessed: 19 Feb 2025.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Genoplesium pumilum. Published online. Accessed: 19 Feb 2025. Reference page.
• New Zealand Native Orchid Group: Genoplesium pumilum as syn. Corunastylis pumilum
• Tropicos.org 2025. Genoplesium pumilum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 Feb 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

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