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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: 30557; hybrids: 1460
= 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)
134.4521 Genus Pterostylis R.Br.; Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 326 (1810), nom. cons.
Distribution: mostly Australia (many undescribed spp. in Western Australia), New Zealand (26-28), 2 New Guinea, few New Caledonia. The genus has suffered extensive splitting in recent years, which is probably not justified, and is treated here sensu lato, following Genera Orchidacearum.
Species listed in database: 323; hybrids: 6
= Bunochilus D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.; Austral. Orchid Res. 4: 66 (2002)
= Crangonorchis D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.; Austral. Orchid Res. 4: 67 (2002)
= Diplodium Sw.; Mag. Neuesten Entdeck. Gesammten Naturk. Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 4: 84 (1810)
= Eremorchis D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.; Austral. Orchid Res. 4: 72 (2002)
= Hymenochilus D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.; Austral. Orchid Res. 4: 72 (2002)
= Linguella D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.; Austral. Orchid Res. 4: 74 (2002)
= Oligochaetochilus Szlach.; Polish Bot. J. 46(1): 23 (2001)
= Petrorchis D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.; Austral. Orchid Res. 4: 78 (2002)
= Pharochilum D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.; Austral. Orchid Res. 4: 80 (2002)
= Plumatichilos Szlach.; Polish Bot. J. 46(1): 22 (2001)
= Pterostylis sect.Oligochaetochilus (Szlach.) Janes & Duretto; Austrobaileya 8(2): 221 (2010)
= Pterostylis sect.Speculantha (D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.) Janes & Duretto; Austrobaileya 8(2): 221 (2010)
= Ranorchis D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.; Austral. Orchid Res. 4: 82 (2002)
= Speculantha D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.; Austral. Orchid Res. 4: 82 (2002)
= Stamnorchis D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.; Austral. Orchid Res. 4: 83 (2002)
= Taurantha D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.; Austral. Orchid Res. 4: 85 (2002)
= Urochilus D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.; Austral. Orchid Res. 4: 87 (2002)
= xTaurodium D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.; Austral. Orchid Res. 4: 87 (2002)

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