Pterygodium

Pterygodium catholicum

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Diseae
Subtribus: Coryciinae
Genus: Pterygodium

Overview of species (20)

P. acutifolium – P. alatum – P. caffrum – P. catholicum – P. cleistogamum – P. connivens – P. cooperi – P. cruciferum – P. hallii – P. hastatum – P. inversum – P. leucanthum – P. magnum – P. newdigateae – P. pentherianum – P. platypetalum – P. schelpei – P. ukingense – P. vermiferum – P. volucris

Name

Pterygodium Sw., Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Nya Handl. 21: 217 (1800)

• Type species: Pterygodium alatum (Thunb.) Sw., Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Nya Handl. 21: 218 (1800)
• Lectotype: Pterygodium catholicum (Thunb.) Sw. designated by K.E. Steiner, Taxon, 48: 48 (1999)

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Ommatodium Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 365 (1838)
  • Anochilus (Schltr.) Rolfe in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 5(2): 280 (1913)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Pterygodium range map Africa  East Tropical Africa Tanzania. Southern Africa Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Northern Provinces, Swaziland. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2001. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 2: Orchidoideae (Part one); page 30 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850710-0
  
• Swartz, O.P. 1800. Kongliga Vetenskaps Academiens Handlingar 21: 217.

Additional references

• Alrich, P. & Higgins,W. 2011. Orchid genera lectotypes. Lankesteriana 11(1): 69—94. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2020. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Pterygodium. Accessed: 2020 Sep 15.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Pterygodium in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Sep 15. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Pterygodium in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Sep 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Pterygodium. Published online. Accessed 15 Sep 2020.
• The Plant List 2013. Pterygodium in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Sep 15.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Pterygodium. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Sep 15.

Vernacular names

кырык мары: Птеригодиум

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