Stereochilus

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Vandeae
Subtribus: Aeridinae
Genus: Stereochilus
Overview of species (6)

S. brevirachis – S. dalatensis – S. erinaceus – S. hirtus – S. laxus – S. ringens

New species 2020: S. arunachalensis
Name

Stereochilus Lindl., J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 3: 38 (1858)

Type species: Stereochilus hirtus Lindl., J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 3: 38 (1858)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Asia-Temperate
China
China South-Central.
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Assam, East Himalaya.
Indo-China
Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam.

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

Lindley, J. 1858. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society 3: 38.
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 6: Epidendroideae (Part three); page 297 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19964-651-7

Links

'eFloras 2009. Stereochilus in Flora of China vol. 25 Orchidaceae --> pdf Stereochilus
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2020. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Stereochilus (Orchidaceae). Accessed: 2020 Sep 23.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Stereochilus in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Sep 23. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Stereochilus in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Sep 23. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Stereochilus. Published online. Accessed: 23 Sep 2020.
The Plant List 2013. Stereochilus in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Sep 23.
Tropicos.org 2020. Stereochilus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Sep 23.

Vernacular names

Stereochilus is a genus of orchids native to the Himalayas, Indochina and the Philippines.[1][2][3]

Species accepted as of June 2014:[1]

Stereochilus brevirachis Christenson - Vietnam, Yunnan
Stereochilus dalatensis (Guillaumin) Garay - Vietnam, Yunnan, Thailand
Stereochilus erinaceus (Rchb.f.) Garay - Vietnam, Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand
Stereochilus hirtus Lindl. - Sikkim, Bhutan, Assam, Myanmar
Stereochilus laxus (Rchb.f.) Garay - Myanmar
Stereochilus pachyphyllus (Cavestro) Cavestro - Thailand
Stereochilus ringens (Rchb.f.) Garay - Assam, Philippines

References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Lindley, John. 1858. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society 3: 38
Flora of China v 25 p 463, 坚唇兰属 jian chun lan shu, Stereochilus Lindley, J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 3: 38. 1858.