Gastrorchis

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Collabieae
Genus: Gastrorchis
Overview of species (9)

G. francoisii – G. humblotii – G. lutea – G. peyrotii – G. pulchra – G. simulans – G. steinhardtiana – G. tuberculosa – G. villosa
Name

Gastrorchis Thouars, Nouv. Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris 10: 317 (1809)

Type species: Gastrorchis tuberculosa (Thouars) Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 33: 169 (1924)

Synonymy

Heterotypic
Gastrorkis Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 33: 166 (1924), orth. var.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2006. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 4 Epidendroideae (Part one); page 138 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850712-7. Reference page.
Thouars, L.M.A. du Petit 1809. Nouveau Bulletin des Sciences, Publie par la Société Philomatique de Paris, 10: 317

Links

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Gastrorchis. Accessed: 2021 Nov 11.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Gastrorchis in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Nov 11. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Gastrorchis in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Nov 11. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. Gastrorchis. 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. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Nov 11. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Gastrorchis. Published online. Accessed: 11 Nov 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Gastrorchis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Nov 11.

Vernacular names