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Prasophyllinae
Prasophyllinae is an orchid subtribe in the tribe Diurideae. See also * Taxonomy of the Orchidaceae The taxonomy of the Orchidaceae ( orchid family) has evolved slowly during the last 250 years, starting with Carl Linnaeus who in 1753 recognized eight genera.Carolus Linnaeus (Carl von Linné). 1753. ''Species Plantarum'', 1st edition, vol. 2, ... References Orchid subtribes {{Orchidoideae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corunastylis
''Corunastylis'' is a historically recognized genus of about 50 species of orchids, native to Australia and New Zealand, now included in the genera ''Genoplesium'' and ''Prasophyllum''. In 1888, Robert Fitzgerald formally described ''Corunastylis apostasioides'' and published the description in ''Australian Orchids'', the first time the name ''Corunastylis'' had been used. In 1889, Ferdinand von Mueller changed the name to ''Prasophyllum apostasioides'' and in 1989, David Jones and Mark Clements placed it and most other species of ''Prasophyllum'' into ''Genoplesium''. In 2002 Jones and Clements moved all the species of ''Genoplesium'' back into ''Corunastylis'' except for the New South Wales species '' Genoplesium baueri''. A recent phylogenetic analysis of Prasophyllinae suggests that ''Corunastylis'' is paraphyletic, and funding from The Australian Orchid Foundation is supporting field work and molecular studies to improve understanding of the phylogeny of the subtribe. Pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diurideae
Diurideae is a tribe of orchid in the subfamily Orchidoideae. It contains about 40 accepted genera. , its division into subtribes remained unclear. Genera Chase et al. (2015) accepted the following genera. Some have since been combined. *'' Acianthus'' R.Br. *'' Adenochilus'' Hook.f. *'' Aporostylis'' Rupp & Hatch *'' Arthrochilus'' F.Muell. *'' Burnettia'' Lindl. *'' Caladenia'' R.Br. *'' Caleana'' R.Br. *'' Calochilus'' R.Br. *'' Chiloglottis'' R.Br. *'' Coilochilus'' Schltr. *'' Corybas'' Salisb. *'' Cryptostylis'' R.Br. *''Cyanicula'' Hopper & A.P.Brown = '' Caladenia'' *'' Cyrtostylis'' R.Br. *'' Diuris'' Sm. *'' Drakaea'' Lindl. *'' Elythranthera'' (Endl.) A.S.George *'' Epiblema'' R.Br. *'' Ericksonella'' Hopper & A.P.Br. *'' Eriochilus'' R.Br. *'' Genoplesium'' R.Br. *'' Glossodia'' R.Br. *'' Leporella'' A.S.George *'' Leptoceras'' (R.Br.) Lindl. *'' Lyperanthus'' R.Br. *'' Megastylis'' (Schltr.) Schltr. *'' Microtis'' R.Br. *'' Orthoceras'' R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taxonomy Of The Orchidaceae
The taxonomy of the Orchidaceae ( orchid family) has evolved slowly during the last 250 years, starting with Carl Linnaeus who in 1753 recognized eight genera.Carolus Linnaeus (Carl von Linné). 1753. ''Species Plantarum'', 1st edition, vol. 2, pages 939-954. Holmiae: Impensis Laurentii Salvii (Lars Salvius). (A facsimile with an introduction by William T. Stearn was published by the Ray Society in 1957). (See ''External links'' below). De Jussieu recognized the Orchidaceae as a separate family in his Genera Plantarum in 1789.Antoine Laurent de Jussieu. 1789. "ORCHIDEAE" pages 64-66. In: ''Genera plantarum: secundum ordines naturales disposita'' (See ''External links'' below). Olof Swartz recognized 25 genera in 1800.Olof Swartz. 1800. "Afhandling om Orchidernes Slägter och deras Systematiska indelning". ''Kongliga vetenskaps academiens nya handlingar'' 21:115-139. (See ''External links'' below). Louis Claude Richard provided us in 1817 with the descriptive terminology of the o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prasophyllum Elatum
''Prasophyllum elatum'', commonly known as the tall leek orchid, snake orchid or piano orchid, is a species of orchid in the family Orchidaceae which is endemic to Australia. It is one of the tallest orchids found in Western Australia as well as one of the most common and widespread. It often flowers in large numbers after a bushfire and has a relatively long flowering period. Description The tall leek orchid is a tuberous perennial herb growing to a height of 0.3-1.2 m, sometimes 1.50 m. It has a single leaf, up to 120 cm long and a flower spike crowded, often with up to 60 flowers. The flowers are pale yellowish-green to brownish or purplish black and faintly fragrant with the sepal at the back of the flower up to 11 mm long. The flowers appear from August to October. Taxonomy and naming ''Prasophyllum elatum'' was first described in 1810 by Robert Brown in ''Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae''. John Lindley noted in his 1840 book ''The Genera and Species of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rudolf Schlechter
Friedrich Richard Rudolf Schlechter (16 October 1872 – 16 November 1925) was a German taxonomist, botanist, and author of several works on orchids. He went on botanical expeditions in Africa, Indonesia, New Guinea, South and Central America and Australia. His vast herbarium was destroyed during the bombing of Berlin in 1945. Early life Rudolf Schlechter was born on 16 October 1872 in Berlin, the third of six children; his father Hugo Schlechter was a lithographer. After finishing school at the Friedrich Wilhelm Gymnasium he started a horticulture education at a gardening market. He later worked at the University of Berlin garden. There he worked as an assistant till the autumn of 1891. His brother was Max Schlechter (1874–1960), was a German trader and collector of natural history specimens. Career Schlechter began his career of botanical fieldwork by leaving Europe in 1891 to journey to Africa; he later traveled across Indonesia and Australia. Throughout his care ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genoplesium
''Genoplesium'' commonly known as midge orchids, is a genus of about 50 species of flowering plants in the orchid family, Orchidaceae and is found in Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia. Midge orchids are terrestrial herbs with a single leaf at the base of the plant. They are similar to orchids in the genus ''Prasophyllum'' in that plants without flowers have a hollow, onion-like leaf. The flowers are small but often scented and attractive to their insect pollinators. There is disagreement about which species belong to this genus and some taxonomists suggest that most belong in the genus '' Corunastylis''. Description Orchids in the genus ''Genoplesium'' are terrestrial, perennial, deciduous, sympodial herbs, usually with a few inconspicuous, fine roots and a pair of more or less spherical tubers. The tubers are partly covered by a protective fibrous sheath which extends to the soil surface. Replacement tubers form at the end of short root-like stolons. Orchids in this g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Microtis (plant)
''Microtis'', commonly known as onion orchids or mignonette orchids is a genus of about 20 species of plants in the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Onion orchids are terrestrial herbs with a single leaf at the base of the plant. They are similar to orchids in the genus ''Prasophyllum'' in that they have an onion-like leaf. The flowers are small but often scented and attractive to their insect pollinators. They are widespread in Asia, Australia and some Pacific islands. Description Orchids in the genus ''Microtis'' are terrestrial, perennial, deciduous, sympodial herbs with a few inconspicuous, fine roots and an egg-shaped to almost spherical tuber. The tuber often produces two tubers on the end of long, root-like stolons. There is a single, linear, cylindrical, onion-like leaf at the base of the plant. The leaf resembles that of the closely related genus ''Prasophyllum'' except that is entirely green (usually red at the base in ''Prasophyllum'') and exudes clear mucilage when damag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prasophyllum
''Prasophyllum'', commonly known as leek orchids, is a genus of about 140 species of flowering plants in the orchid family, Orchidaceae and is found in Australia and New Zealand. The Australian species are found in all states but have not been recorded in the Northern Territory. The common name arises from their having a hollow, leek- or onion-like leaf. Some species only flower after summer fires and have flowers similar to those of ''Xanthorrhoea'' which flower at the same time, suggesting that they employ the same pollinating insects. Leek orchids are similar to those in the genus ''Genoplesium'' except that the free part of the leaf is cylindrical (flat in ''Genoplesium'') and the Labellum (botany), labellum has a solid (rather than flexible) connection to the Column (botany), column. They range in size from the little laughing leek orchid (''Prasophyllum gracile, P. gracile'') at about to the king leek orchid (''Prasophyllum regium, P. regium'') which grows up to tall. Desc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
