Orchidaceae
Microtis

Microtis arenaria Lindl.

First published in Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 396 (1840)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Victoria to Tasmania, New Zealand North Island. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

New Zealand North, 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.
  • St George, I. (2008). The New Zealand Orchis, The editor's annual list:2008. The New Zealand Native Orchids 110: 8-19.
  • 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/.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Lang, D.C. [29] Australia K:SPC-53217.000 No
Gunn, R.C. [916] Australia K000062040 Holotype Yes
Archer [s.n.] Australia K000062039 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gunn, R.C. [915] Australia Microtis pulchella var. vivax K000062046 Holotype Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia Microtis pulchella var. vivax K000062045 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mueller, F.J.H.von [s.n.] Australia Microtis pulchella var. vivax K000062047 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 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