Orthoceras (orchid)

For other uses, see Orthoceras (disambiguation).
Orthoceras
Orthoceras strictum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Diurideae
Subtribe: Diuridinae
Genus: Orthoceras
R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holl.: 316 (1810)
Type species
Orthoceras strictum
R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holl.: 317 (1810)

Orthoceras is a genus of orchids native to Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia.[1][2] Two species are known:


See also

References

  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2001). Orchidoideae (Part 1). Genera Orchidacearum 2: 1-416. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.