Orchidaceae
Apostasia

Apostasia wallichii R.Br.

First published in N.Wallich, Pl. Asiat. Rar. 1: 75 (1830)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Japan (Islands off Kyushu), China (SW. Yunnan) to Tropical Asia and N. Australia. It is a perennial or subshrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Hainan, Japan, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Averyanov, L. (2008). The orchids of Vietnam illustrated survey part 1 Subfamilies Apostasioideae, Cyprioedioideae and Spiranthoideae. Turczaninowia 11(1): 5-168.
  • 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.
  • Khanam, M. & al. (2001). Our present knowledge on the Terrestrial Orchidaceae. Bangladesh Journal of Plant Taxonomy 8(2): 35-49.
  • Kocyan, A. (2010). Apostasioideae - The least known Orchid subfamily. Malesian Orchid Journal 5: 125-138.
  • Lucksom, S.Z. (2007). The orchids of Sikkim and North East Himalaya: 1-984. S.Z.Lucksom, India.
  • Ormerod, P. (2017). Checklist of Papuasian Orchids: 1-494. Nature & Travel Books, Australia.
  • Ormerod, P., Kurzweil, H. & Watthana, S. (2021). Annotated List of Orchidaceae for Myanmar. Phytotaxa 481: 1-262.
  • Sumathi, R., Karthigeyan, K. & Jayanthi, J. (2013). New records of orchids from Sadle Peak national park (North Andaman) Andaman & Nicobar islands. Indian Journal of Forestry 36: 135-138.
  • Teck, O.P. (2013). Flora of Peninsular Malaysia - Apostasioideae. Malesian Orchid Journal 12: 93-116.
  • Wood, J.J., Beaman, T.E., Lamb, A., Lun, C.C. & Beaman, J.H. (2011). The Orchids of Mount Kinabalu 2: 1-726. Natural history publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.
  • Wu, Z. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2009). Flora of China 25: 1-570. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (2016). Flora of Japan IVb: 1-335. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo. [Cited as Apostasia nipponica.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Khanam, M. & al. (2001). Our present knowledge on the Terrestrial Orchidaceae. Bangladesh Journal of Plant Taxonomy 8(2): 35-49.
  • Sumathi, R., Karthigeyan, K. & Jayanthi, J. (2013). New records of orchids from Sadle Peak national park (North Andaman) Andaman & Nicobar islands. Indian Journal of Forestry 36: 135-138.
  • Wu, Z. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2009). Flora of China 25: 1-570. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 1, 2013 James, S.A. [SAJ 0972] Papua New Guinea K000342158 Yes
Dec 1, 1969 Motely, J. [95] Malaysia K000077997 Syntype Yes
Dec 1, 1969 Wallich, N. [4448] Nepal K000077975 Lectotype Yes
Dec 1, 1969 Schlechter, F.R.R. [13871] Papua New Guinea K000077982 Isolectotype Yes
Dec 1, 1969 Barber [s.n.] Malaysia K000077995 Type Yes
Dec 1, 1969 Barber [s.n.] Malaysia K000077996 Type Yes
Mar 1, 1969 Kerr, A.F.G. [6851] Thailand K000595664 Yes
Mar 1, 1969 Kerr, A.F.G. [0851] Thailand K000595660 Yes
Mar 1, 1969 Kerr, A.F.G. [3698] Thailand K000595665 Yes
Mar 1, 1969 Kerr, A.F.G. [0526] Thailand K000595653 Yes
Mar 1, 1969 Nepal K000363678 Isotype Yes
Mar 1, 1969 Mueller, F.J.H.von [s.n.] Australia K000796352 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mar 1, 1969 s.coll. [s.n.] India K000363682 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mar 1, 1969 Kerr, A.F.G. [1274] Thailand K000595655 Yes
Mar 1, 1969 Mueller, F.J.H.von [s.n.] Australia K000077983 Type Yes
Mar 1, 1969 Kerr, A.F.G. [033] Thailand K000595663 Yes
Mar 1, 1969 Kerr, A.F.G. [s.n.] Thailand K000595661 Yes
Mar 1, 1969 Kerr, A.F.G. [s.n.] Thailand K000595662 Yes
Mar 1, 1969 Kerr, A.F.G. [1274] Thailand K000595657 Yes
Mar 1, 1969 Kerr, A.F.G. [0621] Thailand K000595654 Yes
Mar 1, 1969 Kerr, A.F.G. [033] Thailand K000595656 Yes
Dockwill, A.W. Australia K:SPC-24812.000 No
Ong, P.T. [FRI 71066] Malaysia K000342058 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4448] Nepal K001039032 Type Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4448] Nepal K001039033 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cribb, P.J. Australia K:SPC-47731.000 No
Yii; et al [S50345] Malaysia K001560439 Yes
Cribb, P.J. [529] Indonesia K:SPC-44978.000 No
James, S.A.; Damas, D., et al. [SAJ 0844] Papua New Guinea K000342149 Yes
Malaysia K:SPC-26490.000 No
Jamirus, J. [JJ76] Malaysia K000395543 Yes
Gray, B. [08453] Australia K000718503 Yes
Lamb, A.; Phillips, A. [AL 803/87] Malaysia K:SPC-52139.000 No
Korthals [s.n.] Borneo K000077981 Type Yes

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