Pterostylis cycnocephala

Pterostylis cycnocephala

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 cycnocephala

Name

Pterostylis cycnocephala Fitzg., Austral. Orch. 1(2): t. 7 (1876)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Oligochaetochilus cycnocephalus (Fitzg.) Szlach., Polish Bot. J. 46: 25 (2001)
  • Hymenochilus cycnocephalus (Fitzg.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem., Austral. Orchid Res. 4: 74 (2002)

References

• Fitzgerald, R.D. 1876. Australian Orchids 1: t. 7.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2003. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 3: Orchidoideae (Part two); page 157 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850711-9
  
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2017. Pterostylis cycnocephala in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2017 April 26. Reference page. 
• Emonocot.org 2017. Pterostylis cycnocephala in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published online. Accessed: 2017 April 26.
• Tropicos.org 2017. Pterostylis cycnocephala. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 April 2017.
• International Plant Names Index. 2017. Pterostylis cycnocephala. Published online. Accessed: 26 April 2017.
• The Plant List 2013. Pterostylis cycnocephala in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2017 April 26.

Distribution

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

Vernacular names

English: Swan greenhood

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