Micropera

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Vandeae
Subtribus: Aeridinae
Genus: Micropera
Overview of species (21)

M. callosa – M. cochinchinensis – M. costulata – M. draco – M. edanoi – M. fasciculata – M. fuscolutea – M. loheri – M. mannii – M. obtusa – M. pallida – M. philippinensis – M. poilanei – M. proboscidea – M. rostrata – M. secunda – M. sheryliae – M. sterrophylla – M. thailandica – M. uncinata – M. utriculosa
Name

Micropera Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 18: t. 1522 (1832)

Type species: Micropera pallida (Roxb.) Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 18: t. 1522 (1832)

Synonymy

Heterotypic
Camarotis Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 219 (1833)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Asia-Temperate
China
Hainan, Tibet.
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal.
Indo-China
Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam.
Malesia
Borneo, Jawa, Peninsular Malaysia, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera.
Papuasia
Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands.
Australasia
Australia
Queensland.
Pacific
Southwestern Pacific
New Caledonia.
Northwestern Pacific
Caroline Islands.

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

Lindley, J. 1832. Edwards's Botanical Register 18: , ad pl. 1522.
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 6: Epidendroideae (Part three); page 210 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19964-651-7

Links

'eFloras 2009. Micropera in Flora of China vol. 25 Orchidaceae --> pdf Micropera
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Micropera. Accessed: 2021 Dec 25.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Micropera in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Dec 25. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Micropera in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Dec 25. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. Micropera. 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 Dec 25. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Micropera. Published online. Accessed: 25 Dec 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Micropera. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Dec 25.

Vernacular names

кырык мары: Микропера

Micropera, commonly known as dismal orchids[2] or 小囊兰属 (xiao nang lan shu)[3] is a genus of about twenty species of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Plants in this genus are large epiphytes with thick roots, long, fibrous stems, linear leaves and whitish or yellow, non-resupinate flowers. The sepals and petals are similar to each other and the labellum is shoe-shaped or sac-like and has three lobes. It is found from Tibet to tropical Asia and the western Pacific Ocean.

Description

Orchids in the genus Micropera are epiphytic, monopodial herbs with fibrous stems up to 1 metre (3.3 ft) long supported at intervals by coarse, thick roots. Widely spaced, leathery, linear leaves up to 170 millimetres (6.7 in) long and 20 millimetres (0.79 in) wide are arranged along the stems. Short flowering stems emerge oppose the leaves bearing non-resupinate, whitish, pink or yellowish flowers. The sepals and petals are narrow, fleshy and similar to and free from each other. The labellum is shoe-shaped or sac-like with a prominent spur near its base and has three lobes. The side lobes are broad and erect.[2][3][4][5]
Taxonomy and naming

The genus Micropera was first formally described in 1832 by John Lindley and the description was published in Edwards's Botanical Register.[6][7] The name Micropera is derived from the Ancient Greek words mikros meaning "small" or "little"[8]: 488 and pera meaning "pouch" or "wallet".[8]: 188
Distribution

Species of Micropera are found from the Himalayas to China, Malaysia,, Indonesia, the Philippines, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Australia.
Species list

The following is a list of Micropera species accepted by the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families as at December 2018:[1]

Micropera callosa (Blume) Garay - Borneo, Sumatra, Java
Micropera cochinchinensis (Rchb.f.) Tang & F.T.Wang - Vietnam
Micropera costulata (J.J.Sm.) Garay - Sumatra
Micropera draco (Tuyama) P.J.Cribb & Ormerod - Micronesia
Micropera edanoi Ormerod - Philippines
Micropera fasciculata (Lindl.) Garay - Queensland, New Guinea, New Caledonia, Solomons
Micropera fuscolutea (Lindl.) Garay - Malaysia, Borneo
Micropera loheri (L.O.Williams) Garay - Luzon
Micropera mannii (Hook.f.) Tang & F.T.Wang - Assam, Bhutan
Micropera obtusa (Lindl.) Tang & F.T.Wang - Assam, India, Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand
Micropera pallida (Roxb.) Lindl. - Assam, India, Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, Java
Micropera philippinensis (Lindl.) Garay - Philippines
Micropera poilanei (Guillaumin) Garay - Hainan, Vietnam
Micropera proboscidea (J.J.Sm.) Garay - Malaysia, Sumatra
Micropera rostrata (Roxb.) N.P.Balakr. - Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bangladesh
Micropera secunda (Rolfe) Tang & F.T.Wang - Myanmar
Micropera sheryliae P.O'Byrne & J.J.Verm. - Malaysia
Micropera sterrophylla (Schltr.) Garay - Sulawesi
Micropera thailandica (Seidenf. & Smitinand) Garay - Thailand, Vietnam
Micropera tibetica X.H.Jin & Y.J.Lai – Tibet
Micropera uncinata (Teijsm. & Binn.) Garay - Java
Micropera utriculosa (Ames) Gara - Philippines