Pterostylis pedina
Pterostylis pedina | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
Tribe: | Cranichideae |
Genus: | Pterostylis |
Species: | P. pedina
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Binomial name | |
Pterostylis pedina | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Oligochaetochilus pedinus D.L.Jones |
Pterostylis pedina is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to New South Wales where in grows on the south-west plains.[2] It was first formally described in 2009 by David Jones and given the name Oligochaetochilus pedinus. The description was published in the journal The Orchadian from a specimen grown in Yass from a material collected near Hay.[3] In 2010, and Marco Duretto changed the name to Pterostylis pedina.[4] The specific epithet (pedina) is derived from the Ancient Greek word pedinos meaning "flat" or "level".[5]
References[]
- ^ a b "Pterostylis pedina". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- ^ "Pterostylis pedina". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney: plantnet. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- ^ "Oligochaetochilus pedinus". APNI. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- ^ "Pterostylis pedina". APNI. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- ^ Brown, Roland Wilbur (1956). The Composition of Scientific Words. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 594.
Categories:
- Pterostylis
- Orchids of New South Wales
- Plants described in 2010
- Taxa named by Marco Duretto
- Taxa named by David L. Jones (botanist)
- Orchidoideae stubs