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134.0000 Family Orchidaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 64 (1789), nom. cons.
over 800 genera, more than 30.000 spp. worldwide, mostly tropical
Species listed in database: 30563; hybrids: 1461
= Apostasiaceae Lindl.; Nix. Pl. 22 (1833), nom. cons.
= Cypripediaceae Lindl.; Nix. Pl. 22 (1833)
= Limodoraceae Horan.; Char. Ess. Fam. 44 (1847)
= Liparidaceae Vines; Stud. Text-book Bot. 2: 567 (1895)
= Neottiaceae Horan.; Prim. Lin. Syst. Nat. 50 (1834)
= Neuwiediaceae R.Dahlgren ex Reveal & Hoogland; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia, Sér. 4, 13: 91 (1991)
= Ophrydaceae Vines; Stud. Text-book Bot. 2: 566 (1895)
= Pycnanthaceae Ravenna; Onira 12(6): 29 (2011)
= Vanillaceae Lindl.; Key Bot. 73 (1835)
134.4423 Genus Microtis R.Br.; Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 320 (1810)
Distribution: mostly Australia and New Zealand, 1 widespread SE-Asia to Japan and New Caledonia
Species listed in database: 23
= Hydrorchis D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.; Orchadian 13(10): 462 (2002)
= Microtidium D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.; Orchadian 13(10): 463 (2002)
= Goadbyella R.S.Rogers; Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. South Australia 51: 294 (1927)
species :
Microtis alba R.Br.; Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 321 (1810)
Name: White Mignonette Orchid
Distribution: Australia (Western Australia)
50 AUS
species :
Microtis alboviridis R.J.Bates; Orchadian 16(2): 70 (2008)
Distribution: Australia (Western Australia)
50 AUS
species :
Microtis angusii D.L.Jones; Orchadian 12: 10 (1996)
Distribution: Australia (New South Wales)
50 AUS
species :
Microtis arenaria Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 396 (1840)
Distribution: Australia (Tasmania, Victoria, South Australia, ?New South Wales); New Zealand (North Isl.)
50 AUS 51 NZL
Synonyms: hidden
= Microtis biloba Nicholls; Vict. Naturalist 66: 94 (1949)
= Microtis pulchella var. vivax Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 395 (1840)
species :
Microtis atrata Lindl.; Sketch Veg. Swan R. 54 (1840)
Name: Swamp Mignonette Orchid, Yellow Onion Orchid, Tiny Onion Orchid
Distribution: Australia (Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Hydrorchis atratum (Lindl.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones; Austral. Orchid Rev. 84(5): 29 (2019)
= Microtidium atratum (Lindl.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.; Orchadian 13(10): 463 (2002)
= Microtis atrata var. viridula Rchb.f.; Beitr. Syst. Pflanzenk. 62 (1871)
= Microtis minutiflora F.Muell.; Fragm. [Mueller] 1: 90 (1859)
species :
Microtis brownii Rchb.f.; Beitr. Syst. Pflanzenk. 24 (1871)
Name: Sweet Mignonette Orchid
Distribution: Australia (Western Australia)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Microtis truncata R.S.Rogers; Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. South Australia 44: 326 (1920)
species :
Microtis cupularis (D.L.Jones & G.Brockman) A.P.Br.; Nuytsia 16(2): 473 (2007)
Distribution: Australia (Western Australia)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Hydrorchis cupularis D.L.Jones & G.Brockman; Orchadian 14(11): 518 (-519, 516, 521) (2005)
species :
Microtis eremaea R.J.Bates; J. Adelaide Bot. Gard. 17: 119-125 (1996)
Name: Slender Mignonette Orchid
Distribution: Australia (Western Australia)
50 AUS
species :
Microtis eremicola (R.J.Bates) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.; Orchadian 14 (8: Scientific Suppl.): xiv (2004)
Name: Inland Mignonette Orchid
Distribution: Australia (Western Australia)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Microtis media subsp. eremicola R.J.Bates; J. Adelaide Bot. Gard. 17: 119-125 (1996)
species :
Microtis familiaris R.J.Bates; J. Adelaide Bot. Gard. 13: 50 (1990)
Name: Coastal Mignonette Orchid
Distribution: Australia (Western Australia)
50 AUS
species :
Microtis globula R.J.Bates; J. Adelaide Bot. Gard. 7(1): 60 (1984)
Name: Globular Mignonette Orchid
Distribution: Australia (Western Australia)
50 AUS
Conservation Status: IUCN V, vulnerable
species :
Microtis gracilenta R.J.Bates; Orchadian 18(5): 230 (2015), et 18(6): 289 (2015)
Distribution: Australia (South Australia)
50 AUS
species :
Microtis gracilis (R.S.Rogers) M.A.Clem., D.L.Jones & C.J.French; Austral. Orchid Rev. 84(5): 30 (2019)
Distribution: Australia (SW-Western Australia)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Goadbyella gracilis R.S.Rogers; Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. South Australia 51: 294 (1927)
species :
Microtis graniticola R.J.Bates; J. Adelaide Bot. Gard. 17: 119-125 (1996)
Name: Granite Mignonette Orchid
Distribution: Australia (Western Australia)
50 AUS
species :
Microtis media R.Br.; Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 321 (1810)
subspecies :
subsp. media
Name: Common Mignonette Orchid
Distribution: Australia (Western Australia)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Microtis viridis F.Muell. ex Benth.; Fl. Austral. [Bentham] 6: 347 (1873)
subspecies :
subsp. densiflora (Benth.) R.J.Bates; J. Adelaide Bot. Gard. 13: 56 (1990)
Name: Dense Mignonette Orchid
Distribution: Australia (Western Australia)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Microtis densiflora (Benth.) M.A.Clem.; Austral. Orchid Res. 1: 94 (1989)
= Microtis parviflora var. densiflora Benth.; Fl. Austral. [Bentham] 6: 348 (1873)
species :
Microtis oblonga R.S.Rogers; Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. South Australia 47: 339 (1923)
Name: Sweet Onion Orchid
Distribution: Australia (South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria); ?New Zealand
50 AUS
species :
Microtis oligantha L.B.Moore; New Zealand J. Bot. 6: 473 (1968)
Distribution: New Zealand (North Isl., South Isl., Stewart Isl.); Chatham Isl.
51 CTM NZL
species :
Microtis orbicularis R.S.Rogers; Trans. Roy. Soc. South Australia 31: 63 (1907)
Name: Dark Mignonette Orchid
Distribution: Australia (Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Hydrorchis orbicularis (R.S.Rogers) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.; Orchadian 13(10): 462 (2002)
species :
Microtis parviflora R.Br.; Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 321 (1810)
Name: Slender Onion Orchid
Distribution: Australia (South Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania); New Zealand (North Isl., South Isl., Three Kings Isl.); Kermadec Isl.; New Caledonia
50 AUS 51 KER NZL 60 NWC
Synonyms: hidden
= Microtis benthamiana Rchb.f.; Beitr. Syst. Pflanzenk. 24 (1871)
= Microtis bipulvinaris Nicholls; Vict. Naturalist 66: 92 (1949)
= Microtis holmesii Nicholls; Vict. Naturalist 66: 94 (1949)
= Microtis porrifolia var. parviflora (R.Br.) Rodway; Tasman. Fl. 195 (1903)
= Microtis viridis F.Muell.; Fragm. [Mueller] 5: 97 (1865)
species :
Microtis pulchella R.Br.; Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 321 (1810)
Name: Beautiful Mignonette Orchid
Distribution: Australia (Western Australia)
50 AUS
Conservation Status: IUCN R
Synonyms: hidden
= Microtis gymnadenioides Diels; J. Proc. Mueller Bot. Soc. Western Australia 1(11): 79 (1903)
species :
Microtis quadrata (R.J.Bates) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.; Orchadian 14 (8: Scientific Suppl.): xiv (2004)
Name: South Coast Mignonette Orchid
Distribution: Australia (Western Australia)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Microtis media subsp. quadrata R.J.Bates; J. Adelaide Bot. Gard. 13: 54 (1990)
species :
Microtis rara R.Br.; Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 321 (1810)
Name: Scented Onion Orchid
Distribution: Australia (Queensland, New South Wales, Tasmania)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Microtis magnadenia R.S.Rogers; Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. South Australia 54: 44 (1930)
= Microtis unifolia var. rara (R.Br.) Rchb.f.; Beitr. Syst. Pflanzenk. 62 (1871)
species :
Microtis unifolia (G.Forst.) Rchb.f.; Beitr. Syst. Pflanzenk. 62 (1871)
Name: Common Onion Orchid
Distribution: China (Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, Jiangxi, SE-Sichuan, Zhejiang); Japan (Honshu, Izu Isl., Shikoku, Kyushu, Yakushima Isl.); Ryukyu Isl. (Okinawa, Ishigakijima, Iriomote, Amami Oshima, Tokunoshima); Taiwan; Sulawesi; Philippines; Java; Lesser Sunda Isl. (East Timor); Solomon Isl.; Australia (South Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania); Lord Howe Isl.; Norfolk Isl.; New Zealand (North Isl., South Isl., Three Kings Isl., Poor Knights Isl.); Chatham Isl.; New Caledonia (widespread, Loyalty Isl.); Vanuatu
36 CHI 38 JAP NNS TAI 42 JAW LSI PHI SUL 43 SOL 50 AUS LHI NFK 51 CTM NZL 60 NWC VAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Epipactis porrifolia Sw.; Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Nya Handl. 21: 233 (1800)
= Microtis aemula Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 39: 37 (1906)
= Microtis banksii A.Cunn. ex Hook.; Bot. Mag. 62: t. 3377 (1835)
= Microtis formosana Schltr. ex Masam.; Sci. Rep. Kanazawa Univ., Biol. 9: 122 (1964)
= Microtis frutetorum Schltdl.; Linnaea 20: 568 (1847)
= Microtis javanica Rchb.f.; Bonplandia (Hannover) 5: 36 (1857)
= Microtis longifolia Colenso; Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 17: 247 (1885)
= Microtis papillosa Colenso; Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 18: 269 (1885 publ. 1886)
= Microtis porrifolia (Sw.) R.Br.; Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 320 (1810) ex Spreng.
= Microtis pulchella Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 395 (1840), nom. illeg.
= Ophrys unifolia G.Forst.; Fl. Ins. Austr. 59 (1786)
= Serapias porrifolia Steud.; Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 1, 1: 767 (1821)
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