Pteroceras

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Vandeae
Subtribus: Aeridinae
Genus: Pteroceras
Overview of species (21)

P. asperatum – P. biserratum – P. compressum – P. erosulum – P. fragrans – P. fraternum – P. hirsutum – P. indicum – P. johorense – P. leopardinum – P. longicalcareum – P. monsooniae – P. muluense – P. muriculatum – P. nabawanense – P. philippinense – P. spathibrachiatum – P. teres – P. violaceum – P. viridiflorum – P. vriesii
Name

Pteroceras Hasselt ex Hassk., Flora 25(2, Beibl.): 6 (1842)

Type species: Pteroceras radicans Hassk., Flora 25(2 Beibl.): 6. 1842 (= Pteroceras teres (Blume) Holttum, Kew Bull. 14: 271 (1960))

Synonymy

Heterotypic
Ornitharium Lindl. & Paxton, Paxton's Fl. Gard. 1: 188 (1851)
Proteroceras J.Joseph & Vajr., J. Indian Bot. Soc. 53: 189 (1974)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Asia-Temperate
China
China South-Central.
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka.
Indo-China
Andaman Islands, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Nicobar Islands, Thailand, Vietnam.
Malesia
Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera.

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

Hasskarl, J.C. 1842. Flora 25(2, Beibl): 6.
Pedersen, H.A. 1993. The Genus Pteroceras (Orchidaceae) – a taxonomic revision. Opera Botanica 117, ISBN: 87-88702-71-5, Copenhagen.
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 6: Epidendroideae (Part three); page 249 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19964-651-7

Links

'eFloras 2009. Pteroceras in Flora of China vol. 25 Orchidaceae --> pdf Pteroceras
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Pteroceras in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 August 17. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Pteroceras in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 August 17. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Pteroceras. Published online. Accessed: 17 August 2019.
The Plant List 2013. Pteroceras in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 August 17.
Tropicos.org 2019. Pteroceras. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 August 17.

Vernacular names

кырык мары: Птероцерас
中文: 长足兰属

Pteroceras is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, and Southeast Asia.[1][2][3]

Species accepted as of June 2014:

Pteroceras asperatum (Schltr.) P.F.Hunt - Yunnan
Pteroceras biserratum (Ridl.) Holttum - Borneo, Malaysia, Sumatra
Pteroceras cladostachyum (Hook.f.) H.A.Pedersen - Borneo, Malaysia, Java, Sulawesi, Philippines
Pteroceras compressum (Blume) Holttum - Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Thailand
Pteroceras dalaputtuwa Priyadarshana et al. - Sri Lanka
Pteroceras decipiens (J.J.Sm.) Bakh.f. - Java, Bali
Pteroceras erosulum H.A.Pedersen - Sabah
Pteroceras fragrans (Ridl.) Garay - Borneo
Pteroceras fraternum (J.J.Sm.) Bakh.f. - Sumatra, Java
Pteroceras hirsutum (Hook.f.) Holttum - Borneo, Malaysia, Sumatra
Pteroceras indicum Punekar - Karnataka
Pteroceras johorense (Holttum) Holttum - Johor
Pteroceras leopardinum (C.S.P.Parish & Rchb.f.) Seidenf. & Smitinand - Yunnan, India, Indochina, Borneo, Philippines, Sumatra
Pteroceras longicalcareum (Ames & Rolfe) Garay - Philippines
Pteroceras monsooniae Sasidh. & Sujanapal - Kerala
Pteroceras muluense Schuit. & de Vogel - Sabah, Sarawak
Pteroceras muriculatum (Rchb.f.) P.F.Hunt - Andaman Islands
Pteroceras nabawanense J.J.Wood & A.L.Lamb - Sabah
Pteroceras pallidum (Blume) Holttum - Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia,, Indonesia, Philippines
Pteroceras philippinense (Ames) Garay - Philippines
Pteroceras semiteretifolium H.A.Pedersen - Vietnam
Pteroceras simondianum (Gagnep.) Aver. - Vietnam
Pteroceras spathibrachiatum (J.J.Sm.) Garay - Sabah
Pteroceras teres (Blume) Holttum - Assam, Nepal, Bhutan, India, Bangladesh, Indochina, Malaysia,, Indonesia, Philippines
Pteroceras unguiculatum (Lindl.) H.A.Pedersen - Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Malaysia,, Indonesia, Philippines
Pteroceras violaceum (Ridl.) Holttum - Pahang
Pteroceras viridiflorum (Thwaites) Holttum - India, Sri Lanka
Pteroceras vriesii (Ridl.) Garay - Borneo