Uncifera

Uncifera acuminata (Typus)

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Vandeae
Subtribus: Aeridinae
Genus: Uncifera

Overview of species (6)

U. acuminata – U. dalatensis – U. lancifolia – U. obtusifolia – U. thailandica – U. verrucosa

Name

Uncifera Lindl., J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 3: 39 (1858).

• Type species: Uncifera acuminata  Lindl., J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 3: 40 (1858)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate China China South-Central. Asia-Tropical  Indian Subcontinent Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, Nepal. Indo-China Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lindley, J. 1858. Contributions to the Orchidology of India - No. II. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Botany 3: 1-62.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 6: Epidendroideae (Part three); page 315 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19964-651-7
  

Additional references

• Seidenfaden, G. 1988. Opera Botanica a Societate Botanica Lundensi. Lund, Copenhagen 95: 220.

Links

• 'eFloras 2009. Uncifera in Flora of China vol. 25 Orchidaceae --> pdf Uncifera
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Uncifera in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 November 21. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Uncifera in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 November 21. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Uncifera. Published online. Accessed 21 November 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Uncifera in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 November 21.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Uncifera. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 November 21.

Vernacular names

中文: 叉喙兰属

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