Orthoceras

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Diurideae
Subtribus: Diuridinae
Genus: Orthoceras
Overview of species (2)

O. novae-zeelandiae – O. strictum
Name

Orthoceras R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holl.: 316 (1810)

Type species: Orthoceras strictum R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holl.: 317 (1810)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Australasia
Australia
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria.
New Zealand
New Zealand North, New Zealand South.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Brown, R. 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandia 316.
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2001. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 2: Orchidoideae (Part one); page 131 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850710-0

Additional references

Brown, R. 2006. Native Orchids of Australia: 283. Reed Natural History Australia (Publ.) ISBN 9781877069123

Links

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Orthoceras (Orchidaceae). Accessed: 2021 Jul 9.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Orthoceras (Orchidaceae) in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Jul 9. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Orthoceras (Orchidaceae) in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Jul 9. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. Orthoceras (Orchidaceae). World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Jul 9. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Orthoceras (Orchidaceae). Published online. Accessed: 9 Jul 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Orthoceras (Orchidaceae). Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Jul 9.

Vernacular names

Orthoceras is a genus of orchids native to Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia.[1][2] Two species are known:

Orthoceras novae-zeelandiae (A.Rich.) M.A.Clem., D.L.Jones & Molloy - New Zealand
Orthoceras strictum R.Br. - New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, New Zealand North Island, New Caledonia