Pseudovanilla

Pseudovanilla
Pseudovanilla foliata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Vanilloideae
Tribe: Vanilleae
Genus: Pseudovanilla
Garay
Type species
Pseudovanilla foliata
(F.Muell.) Garay

Pseudovanilla is a genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae) belonging to the subfamily Vanilloideae. It is native to Indonesia, the Philippines, New Guinea, Australia, Solomons, Micronesia and Fiji.[1][2]

Species

Species accepted as of June 2014:[1]

  1. Pseudovanilla affinis (J.J.Sm.) Garay (1986) - Java
  2. Pseudovanilla anomala (Ames & L.O.Williams) Garay (1986) - Fiji
  3. Pseudovanilla foliata (F.Muell.) Garay (1986) - Queensland, New South Wales, New Guinea, Solomon Islands
  4. Pseudovanilla gracilis (Schltr.) Garay (1986) - New Guinea, Solomon Islands
  5. Pseudovanilla philippinensis (Ames) Garay (1986) - Luzon
  6. Pseudovanilla ponapensis (Kaneh. & Yamam.) Garay (1986) - Pohnpei
  7. Pseudovanilla ternatensis (J.J.Sm.) Garay (1986) - Ternate Island
  8. Pseudovanilla vanilloides (Schltr.) Garay (1986) - New Guinea

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3: 319. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

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