Pterostylis excelsa

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 excelsa

Name

Pterostylis excelsa M.A.Clem., Fl. S. Austral. 4: 2119 (1986)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Oligochaetochilus excelsus (M.A.Clem.) Szlach., Polish Bot. J. 46: 24 (2001)
• Heterotypic
  • Pterostylis squamata var. valida Nicholls, Vict. Naturalist 58: 115 (1941)
  • Pterostylis valida (Nicholls) D.L.Jones, Muelleria 8: 191 (1994)
  • Oligochaetochilus validus (Nicholls) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem., Austral. Orchid Res. 4: 78 (2002)

References

• Clements, M.A. 1986. Flora of South Australia (ed. 4) 4: 2118.
• 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 excelsa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2017 April 27. Reference page. 
• Emonocot.org 2017. Pterostylis excelsa in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published online. Accessed: 2017 April 27.
• Tropicos.org 2017. Pterostylis excelsa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 April 2017.
• International Plant Names Index. 2017. Pterostylis excelsa. Published online. Accessed: 27 April 2017.
• The Plant List 2013. Pterostylis excelsa in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2017 April 27.

Distribution

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

Vernacular names

English: Tall rustyhood