Orchidaceae
Gastrodia

Gastrodia theana Aver.

First published in Rheedea 15: 90 (2005)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central Thailand, Central Vietnam, Central Taiwan. It is a holomycotrophic rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Averyanov, L.V. (2011). The orchids of Vietnam illustrated survey. Part 3. Subfamily Epidendroideae (primitive tribes - Neottieae, Vanilleae, Gastrodieae, Nervilieae). Turczaninowia 14(2): 15-100.
  • Govaerts, R.H.A. (2011). World checklist of selected plant families published update Facilitated by the Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hsieh, S.I. & al. (2012). Gastrodia theana Aver. (Orchidaceae) a newly recorded species from central Taiwan. Taiwania 57: 339-402.
  • Pedersen, H.Æ. & al. (2014). Flora of Thailand 12(2): 303-670. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.
  • Phueakkhlai, O., Bunpha, K. & Tetsana, N. (2014). Didymoplexis micradenia and Gastrodia theana (Orchidaceae), new records for Thailand. Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) 42: 71-74.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Averyanov, L.V. (2011). The orchids of Vietnam illustrated survey. Part 3. Subfamily Epidendroideae (primitive tribes - Neottieae, Vanilleae, Gastrodieae, Nervilieae). Turczaninowia 14(2): 15-100.
  • Hsieh, S.I. & al. (2012). Gastrodia theana Aver. (Orchidaceae) a newly recorded species from central Taiwan. Taiwania 57: 339-402.
  • Phueakkhlai, O., Bunpha, K. & Tetsana, N. (2014). Didymoplexis micradenia and Gastrodia theana (Orchidaceae), new records for Thailand. Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) 42: 71-74.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • 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