Eurycentrum

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Cranichideae
Subtribus: Goodyerinae
Genus: Eurycentrum
Overview of species (4)

E. fragrans – E. monticola – E. obscurum – E. salomonense
Name

Eurycentrum Schltr. in K.M.Schumann & C.A.G.Lauterbach, Fl. Schutzgeb. Südsee, Nachtr.: 89 (1905)

Type species: Eurycentrum obscurum (Blume) Schltr. in K.M.Schumann & C.A.G.Lauterbach, Fl. Schutzgeb. Südsee, Nachtr.: 89 (1905)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:
References
Primary references

Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2003. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 3: Orchidoideae (Part two); page 90 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850711-9
Schlechter, F.R.R. 1905. Nachträge zur Flora der Deutschen Schutzgebiete in der Südsee 89.

Links

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Eurycentrum. Accessed: 2022 Jan 6.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Eurycentrum in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 6. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Eurycentrum in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 6. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2022. Eurycentrum. 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 Jan 6. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Eurycentrum. Published online. Accessed: 6 Jan 2022.
Tropicos.org 2022. Eurycentrum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 6 Jan 2022.

Vernacular names

Eurycentrum is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 7 known species, native to New Guinea and to certain islands of the Pacific.[1]

Eurycentrum amblyoceras Schltr. - New Guinea
Eurycentrum atroviride J.J.Sm. - New Guinea
Eurycentrum fragrans Schltr. - New Guinea
Eurycentrum goodyeroides Ridl. - New Guinea
Eurycentrum monticola Schltr. - New Guinea
Eurycentrum obscurum (Blume) Schltr. in K.M.Schumann & C.A.G.Lauterbach - New Guinea
Eurycentrum salomonense Schltr. in K.M.Schumann & C.A.G.Lauterbach - Solomons, Vanuatu, Santa Cruz Islands

See also

List of Orchidaceae genera

References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (1999). Genera Orchidacearum 1. Oxford Univ. Press.
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2001). Genera Orchidacearum 2. Oxford Univ. Press.
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3. Oxford Univ. Press
Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart