Orchidaceae Juss.

First published in Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 64. 1789 [4 Aug 1789] (1789)nom. cons.
This family is accepted

Accepted Genera

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • APG IV (2016) http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/boj.12385

The Kew Tropical Plant Families Identification Handbook

  • Hágsater, E., Soto, M., Salazar, G., Jimenez, R., Lopez, M. & Dressler, R. (2005). Orchids of Mexico. Productos Farmacéuticos, S. A. de C. V., Mexico City.
  • McMurtry, D., Grobler, L., Grobler, J. & Burns, S. (2008). Field Guide to the Orchids of Northern South Africa and Swaziland. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
  • Pridgeon, A. M., Cribb, P. J., Chase, M. & Rasmussen, F. N. (1999). Genera Orchidacearum. Volumes 1–6. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
  • Seidenfaden, G. & Wood, J. J. (1992). The Orchids of Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore. Olsen & Olsen, in association with The Royal Botanic Gardens Kew and Botanic Gardens Singapore.

The Kew Temperate Plant Families Identification Handbook

  • Jones, D. L. (1988). Native Orchids of Australia. Reed Books, Frenchs Forest, New South Wales.
  • Kühn, R., Pedersen, H.Æ. & Cribb, P. (2019). Field Guide to the Orchids of Europe and the Mediterranean. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Linder, H. P. & Kurzweil, H. (1999). Orchids of Southern Africa. Balkema, Rotterdam.
  • Pridgeon, A. M., Cribb, P. J., Chase, M. W. & Rasmussen, F. N. (eds) (1999–2014). Genera Orchidacearum. Vols 1–6. Oxford University Press, Oxford.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • EBC Common Names

    • Common Names from Kew's Economic Botany Collection https://www.kew.org/science/collections-and-resources/collections/economic-botany-collection

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of the Cayman Islands

    • Flora of the Cayman Islands
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • The Kew Temperate Plant Families Identification Handbook

    • The Kew Temperate Plant Families Identification Handbook
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • The Kew Tropical Plant Families Identification Handbook

    • The Kew Tropical Plant Families Identification Handbook
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0