Pteroceras

Pteroceras
Pteroceras muriculatum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Vandeae
Subtribe: Aeridinae
Genus: Pteroceras
Hasselt ex Hassk.
Synonyms
  • Ornitharium Lindl. & Paxton
  • Proteroceras J.Joseph & Vajr.

Pteroceras is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to China, the Indian subcontinent, and Southeast Asia.

Accepted Species

Species accepted as of May 2022:

Formerly included species

Many recently excluded species have been transferred to the genus Brachypeza. One recent transfer has been made to the genus Grosourdya.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ Flora of China v 25 p 486, 长足兰属 chang zu lan shu, Pteroceras Hasselt ex Hasskarl, Flora. 25(2, Beibl.): 6. 1842.
  3. ↑ Pedersen, H. Æ. (1993), The genus Pteroceras (Orchidaceae) — a taxonomic revision. Nordic Journal of Botany, 13: 446. doi: 10.1111/j.1756-1051.1993.tb00079.x
  4. ↑ "Brachypeza cladostachya (Hook.f.) Kocyan & Schuit". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  5. ↑ "Grosourdya decipiens (J.J.Sm.) Kocyan & Schuit". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  6. ↑ "Brachypeza pallida (Blume) Kocyan & Schuit". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  7. ↑ "Brachypeza semiteretifolia (H.A.Pedersen) Kocyan & Schuit". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  8. ↑ "Brachypeza simondiana (Gagnep.) Kocyan & Schuit". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  9. ↑ "Brachypeza unguiculata (Lindl.) Kocyan & Schuit". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 29 May 2022.