Gonatostylis

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: Gonatostylis
Overview of species (2)

G. bougainvillei – G. vieillardii
Name

Gonatostylis Schltr., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 39: 56 (1906)

Type species: Gonatostylis vieillardii (Rchb.f.) Schltr., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 39: 56 (1906)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Pacific
Southwestern Pacific
New Caledonia, Wallis-Futuna Islands.

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.) 2003. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 3: Orchidoideae (Part two); page 135 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850711-9
Schlechter, F.R.R. 1906. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 39: 56.

Links

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Gonatostylis. Accessed: 2022 Jan 4.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Gonatostylis in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 4. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Gonatostylis in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 4. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2022. Gonatostylis. 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 4. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Gonatostylis. Published online. Accessed: 4 Jan 2022.
Tropicos.org 2022. Gonatostylis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 4 Jan 2022.

Vernacular names

Gonatostylis is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains only two species, both endemic to New Caledonia.[1]

Gonatostylis bougainvillei N.Hallé
Gonatostylis vieillardii (Rchb.f.) Schltr.

See also

List of Orchidaceae genera

References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

Schlechter, F.R.R. (1906) Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 39: 56.
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3: 135 ff. Oxford University Press.
Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart