Leptoceras

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Diurideae
Subtribus: Caladeniinae
Genus: Leptoceras
Species: L. menziesii
Name

Leptoceras (R.Br.) Lindl., Sketch Veg. Swan R.: 53 (1840)

monotypic taxon

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Australasia
Australia
South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia.

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

Lindley, J. 1840. Edwards's Botanical Register 23: 53 (Swan River App.).
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2001. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 2: Orchidoideae (Part one); page 110 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850710-0

Links

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Leptoceras. Accessed: 2021 Aug 3.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Leptoceras in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Aug 3. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Leptoceras in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Aug 3. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. Leptoceras. 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 online. Accessed: 2021 Aug 3. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Leptoceras. Published online. Accessed: 3 Aug 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Leptoceras. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 3 Aug 2021.

Vernacular names

English: Rabbit orchid