Orchidaceae
Pterostylis

Pterostylis papuana Rolfe

First published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1899: 112 (1899)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Maluku to Papuasia. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Maluku, New Guinea, Solomon Is.

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Cámara-Leret, R. & al. (2020). New Guinea has the world's richest island flora. Nature; International weekly journal of science 584: 579-583.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Ormerod, P. (2017). Checklist of Papuasian Orchids: 1-494. Nature & Travel Books, Australia.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Ormerod, P. (2017). Checklist of Papuasian Orchids: 1-494. Nature & Travel Books, Australia.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 1, 2001 Utteridge, T.M.A. [360] Indonesia K:SPC-71191.000 No
Jul 1, 2001 Marsden, J. [204] Indonesia K:SPC-72603.000 No
Mar 1, 2001 Utteridge, T.M.A. [155] K:SPC-70235.000 No
May 18, 1999 Baker, W.J. [900] Indonesia K:SPC-72599.000 No
Feb 14, 1984 Boden-Kloss, C. [s.n.] Indonesia K000827265 Type Yes
Rees, T.; Reeve, T. [151] Papua New Guinea K:SPC-36005.000 No
[Sands 2548] Papua New Guinea K:SPC-39925.000 No
Guilianetti, A. [s.n.] K000079503 Type Yes
Milliken, W. [1350] Indonesia K:SPC-59775.000 No
Cruttwell, N.E.G. [1127] Papua New Guinea K:SPC-30918.000 No
Sands, M.J.S.; Pattison, G.A.; Wood, J.J. [1543] Papua New Guinea K:SPC-40778.000 No
Rees, T.; Reeve, T. [99] Papua New Guinea K:SPC-44309.000 No

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