Waireia

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: Waireia
Species: W. stenopetala

Name

Waireia D.L.Jones, Molloy & M.A.Clem., Orchadian 12: 282 (1997)

• monotypic taxon

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Australasia New Zealand Antipodean Islands, Chatham Islands, New Zealand North, New Zealand South. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Jones, D.L., Molloy, B.P.J. & Clements, M.A. 1997. Orchadian 12: 282.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2001. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 2: Orchidoideae (Part one); page 172 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850710-0
  

Additional references

• St George, I. (2008) The New Zealand Orchis, The editor's annual list:2008. The New Zealand Native Orchids 110: 8–19.

Links

• Emonocot.org 2013. Waireia in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 May 18.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2012. Waireia in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2012 Oct. 26. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2012. Waireia. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 26 2012.
• Tropicos.org 2012. Waireia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2012 Oct. 26.

Vernacular names

English: Beak orchid

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