Acianthus R.Br.
First published in Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 321 (1810)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia.
Distribution
Native to:
Chatham Is., Kermadec Is., New Caledonia, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
Synonyms
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Acianthella D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. in Orchadian 14: 331 (2004)
- Nemacianthus D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. in Orchadian 13: 440 (2002)
- Spuricianthus Szlach. & Marg. in Polish Bot. J. 46: 29 (2001)
Accepted Species
- Acianthus amplexicaulis (F.M.Bailey) Rolfe
- Acianthus caudatus R.Br.
- Acianthus cuneatus D.L.Jones & L.M.Copel.
- Acianthus exsertus R.Br.
- Acianthus fornicatus R.Br.
- Acianthus ledwardii Rupp
- Acianthus pusillus D.L.Jones
- Acianthus saxatilis D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
- Acianthus scopulus D.L.Jones
- Acianthus sinclairii Hook.f.
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
- Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- 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.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Sources
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0