Pterostylis ophioglossa

Pterostylis ophioglossa

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Cranichideae
Subtribus: Pterostylidinae
Genus: Pterostylis
Species: Pterostylis ophioglossa

Name

Pterostylis ophioglossa R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 326 (1810)

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Taurantha ophioglossa (R.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem., Austral. Orchid Res. 4: 85 (2002)
  • Diplodium ophioglossum (R.Br.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones, Austral. Orchid Rev. 81(5): 43 (2016)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Australasia Australia New South Wales, Queensland. 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 326.

Links

• Emonocot.org 2018. Pterostylis ophioglossa in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published online. Accessed: 2018 November 27.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Pterostylis ophioglossa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 November 27. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Pterostylis ophioglossa. Published online. Accessed: 27 November 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Pterostylis ophioglossa in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 November 27.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Pterostylis ophioglossa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 November 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Snake-tongue greenhood

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