Pterostylis nutans

Pterostylis nutans

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Cranichideae
Subtribus: Pterostylidinae
Genus: Pterostylis
Species: Pterostylis nutans

Name

Pterostylis nutans R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holl.: 327 (1810)

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Pterostylis mathewsii Cheeseman, Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 47: 46 (1914 publ. 1915)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Australasia Australia New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria. New Zealand North Island New Zealand. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Brown, R. 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae: 327.

Additional references

• St George, I. (2008) The New Zealand Orchis, The editor's annual list:2008. The New Zealand Native Orchids 110: 8–19.
• Janes, J.K. & Duretto, M.F. (2010). A new classification for subtribe Pterostylidinae (Orchidaceae), reafferming Pterostylis in the broad sense. Australian Systematic Botany 23: 260–269.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Pterostylis nutans. Accessed: 2022 Aug 3.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Pterostylis nutans in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Aug 3. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Pterostylis nutans in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Aug 3. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Pterostylis nutans. 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. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Aug 3. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Pterostylis nutans. Published online. Accessed: 3 Aug 2022.
• New Zealand Native Orchid Group: Pterostylis nutans
• Tropicos.org 2022. Pterostylis nutans. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 3 Aug 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Nodding greenhood

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