Ascidieria

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Podochileae
Subtribus: Eriinae
Genus: Ascidieria
Overview of species (9)

A. caricifolia – A. cymbidifolia – A. grandis – A. longifolia – A. maculiflora – A. maculosa – A. palawanensis – A. pseudocymbiformis – A. zamboangensis
Name

Ascidieria Seidenf., Nordic J. Bot. 4: 44 (1984)

Type species: Ascidieria longifolia (Hook.f.) Seidenf., Nordic J. Bot. 4: 44. (1984)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Podochilus

Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Thailand.
Malesia
Borneo, Malaya, Philippines, Sumatera.

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

Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2006. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 4 Epidendroideae (Part one); page 537 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850712-7. Reference page.
Seidenfaden, G. 1984. Nordic Journal of Botany 4: 44.

Links

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2020. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Ascidieria. Accessed: 2020 Sep 23.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Ascidieria in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Sep 23. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Ascidieria in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Sep 23. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Ascidieria. Published online. Accessed: 23 Sep 2020.
The Plant List 2013. Ascidieria in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Sep 23.
Tropicos.org 2020. Ascidieria. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 Sep 2020.

Vernacular names

Ascidieria is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae.[1] It is native to Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines.[2]

Species

At present (May 2014) the following species are recognized:[2]

Ascidieria caricifolia (J.J.Wood) J.J.Wood - Borneo
Ascidieria cymbidifolia (Ridl.) W.Suarez & Cootes - Sumatra and Borneo
Ascidieria grandis (Ridl.) J.J.Wood - Sabah
Ascidieria longifolia (Hook.f.) Seidenf. - Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra
Ascidieria maculiflora J.J.Wood - Sabah, Sarawak
Ascidieria palawanensis (Ames) W.Suarez & Cootes - Palawan
Ascidieria pseudocymbiformis (J.J.Wood) J.J.Wood - Sabah, Brunei, Sarawak
Ascidieria zamboangensis (Ames) W.Suarez & Cootes - Mindanao