Orchidaceae

Gastrodia R.Br.

First published in Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 330 (1810)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical Africa, W. Indian Ocean, Russian Far East to Tropical Asia and New Zealand, Vanuatu.

Distribution

Doubtfully present in:

Bangladesh, Laos

Native to:

Assam, Borneo, Cameroon, Chatham Is., China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Inner Mongolia, Japan, Jawa, Khabarovsk, Korea, Kuril Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Manchuria, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Ogasawara-shoto, Pakistan, Philippines, Primorye, Queensland, Rwanda, Réunion, Sakhalin, Solomon Is., South Australia, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tasmania, Thailand, Tibet, Vanuatu, Victoria, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Cape Provinces

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Cribb, P., Fischer, E. & Killmann, D. (2010). A revision of Gastrodia (Orchidaceae: Epidendroideae, Gastrodieae) in Tropical Africa. Kew Bulletin 65: 315-321.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2006). Epidendroideae (Part One). Genera Orchidacearum 4: 1-672. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aitchison, J.E.T. [s.n] India K000387605 Type Yes
Malaysia K:SPC-42515.000 No
Falconer, H. [1083] India K000387604 Type Yes
Fischer, E.; Killmann; Dimbo [10344] Rwanda K:SPC-76182.000 Holotype No
Comber, J.B. [1739] Indonesia K:SPC-52861.000 No

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • 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