Orchidaceae
Pterostylis

Pterostylis curta R.Br.

First published in Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 326 (1810)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. & SE. Australia, Lord Howe Island, New Caledonia. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

New Caledonia, New South Wales, Norfolk Is., Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Kuiter, R.H. (2013). Vicoria's Greenhoods & Rustyhoods: 1-185. Aquatic Photographics, Seaford, Victoria.
  • Orchard, A.E. (ed.) (1994). Oceanic Islands 1. Flora of Australia 49: 1-681. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • de Salas, MF, Baker, ML (2022). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 1-161. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. https://flora.tmag.tas.gov.au/resources/census/.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Orchard, A.E. (ed.) (1994). Oceanic Islands 1. Flora of Australia 49: 1-681. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 24, 1983 Brown, R. [5522] Australia K000827257 Syntype Yes
Archer [s.n.] Australia K000061982 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lang, D.C. [1] Australia K:SPC-53184.000 No
Gunn, R. [600] Australia K000827256 Unknown Type Material Yes
Burns, T.E. Australia K:SPC-18551.000 No
Mueller, F.J.H.von [s.n.] Australia K000061983 Unknown Type Material Yes
Chase [15847] K:SPC-71129.000 No
Stuart, C. [s.n.] Australia K000061985 Unknown Type Material Yes
Brown, R. [s.n.] Australia K000061981 Isosyntype Yes
Gunn, R.C. [600] Australia K000061984 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schlechter, F.R.R. [15472] New Caledonia Pterostylis neocaledonica K000827135 Type Yes
Jul 26, 1984 Mueller, F.J.H.von [s.n.] Australia Pterostylis curta var. grandiflora K000827255 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0