Pyrorchis

Pyrorchis nigricans (Typus)

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Diurideae
Subtribus: Megastylidinae
Genus: Pyrorchis

Overview of species (2)

P. forrestii – P. nigricans

Name

Pyrorchis D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem., Phytologia 77: 448 (1994 publ. 1995)

• Type species: Pyrorchis nigricans (R.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem., Phytologia 77: 449 (1994 publ. 1995)

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Fitzgeraldia F.Muell., S. Sci. Rec. 2: 56 (1882), nom. illeg.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Australasia Australia New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia. 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. 1995. Phytologia 77(6): 448.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2001. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 2: Orchidoideae (Part one); page 167 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850710-0
  

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Pyrorchis. Accessed: 2021 Aug 26.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Pyrorchis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Aug 26. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Pyrorchis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Aug 26. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. Pyrorchis. 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. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Aug 26. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Pyrorchis. Published online. Accessed 26 Aug 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Pyrorchis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 26 Aug 2021.

Vernacular names

English: Beak orchids
кырык мары: Пирорхис

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