Orthoceras (plant)

Orthoceras
Orthoceras strictum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Diurideae
Subtribe: Diuridinae
Genus: Orthoceras
R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holl.: 316 (1810)
Type species
Orthoceras strictum
R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holl.: 317 (1810)

Orthoceras is a genus of orchids native to Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia.[1][2] Two species are known:

  • Orthoceras novae-zeelandiae (A.Rich.) M.A.Clem., D.L.Jones & Molloy - New Zealand
  • Orthoceras strictum R.Br. - New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, New Zealand North Island, New Caledonia

See also

References

  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2001). Orchidoideae (Part 1). Genera Orchidacearum 2: 1-416. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart


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