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]

Pteroceras
Pteroceras muriculatum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Vandeae
Subtribe: Aeridinae
Genus: Pteroceras
Hasselt ex Hassk.
Synonyms[1]
  • Ornitharium Lindl. & Paxton
  • Proteroceras J.Joseph & Vajr.

Accepted Species

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Species accepted as of May 2022:

  1. Pteroceras asperatum (Schltr.) P.F.Hunt - Yunnan
  2. Pteroceras biserratum (Ridl.) Holttum - Borneo, Malaysia, Sumatra
  3. Pteroceras compressum (Blume) Holttum - Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Thailand
  4. Pteroceras dalaputtuwa Priyadarshana et al. - Sri Lanka
  5. Pteroceras erosulum H.A.Pedersen - Sabah
  6. Pteroceras fragrans (Ridl.) Garay - Borneo
  7. Pteroceras fraternum (J.J.Sm.) Bakh.f. - Sumatra, Java
  8. Pteroceras hirsutum (Hook.f.) Holttum - Borneo, Malaysia, Sumatra
  9. Pteroceras indicum Punekar - Karnataka
  10. Pteroceras johorense (Holttum) Holttum - Johor
  11. Pteroceras leopardinum (C.S.P.Parish & Rchb.f.) Seidenf. & Smitinand - Yunnan, India, Indochina, Borneo, Philippines, Sumatra
  12. Pteroceras longicalcareum (Ames & Rolfe) Garay - Philippines
  13. Pteroceras monsooniae Sasidh. & Sujanapal - Kerala
  14. Pteroceras muluense Schuit. & de Vogel - Sabah, Sarawak
  15. Pteroceras muriculatum (Rchb.f.) P.F.Hunt - Andaman Islands
  16. Pteroceras nabawanense J.J.Wood & A.L.Lamb - Sabah
  17. Pteroceras philippinense (Ames) Garay - Philippines
  18. Pteroceras spathibrachiatum (J.J.Sm.) Garay - Sabah
  19. Pteroceras teres (Blume) Holttum - Assam, Nepal, Bhutan, India, Bangladesh, Indochina, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines
  20. Pteroceras violaceum (Ridl.) Holttum - Pahang
  21. Pteroceras viridiflorum (Thwaites) Holttum - India, Sri Lanka
  22. Pteroceras vriesii (Ridl.) Garay - Borneo

Formerly included species

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Many recently excluded species have been transferred to the genus Brachypeza. One recent transfer has been made to the genus Grosourdya.

  1. Pteroceras cladostachyum (Hook.f.) H.A.Pedersen of Borneo, Malaysia, Java, Sulawesi and the Philippines is now a synonym of Brachypeza cladostachya (Hook.f.) Kocyan & Schuit.[4]
  2. Pteroceras decipiens (J.J.Sm.) Bakh.f. of Java and Bali is now a synonym of Grosourdya decipiens (J.J.Sm.) Kocyan & Schuit.[5]
  3. Pteroceras pallidum (Blume) Holttum of Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines is now a synonym of Brachypeza pallida (Blume) Kocyan & Schuit.[6]
  4. Pteroceras semiteretifolium H.A.Pedersen of Vietnam is now a synonym of Brachypeza semiteretifolia (H.A.Pedersen) Kocyan & Schuit.[7]
  5. Pteroceras simondianum (Gagnep.) Aver. of Vietnam is now a synonym of Brachypeza simondiana (Gagnep.) Kocyan & Schuit.[8]
  6. Pteroceras unguiculatum (Lindl.) H.A.Pedersen of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines is now a synonym of Brachypeza unguiculata (Lindl.) Kocyan & Schuit.[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Flora of China v 25 p 486, 长足兰属 chang zu lan shu, Pteroceras Hasselt ex Hasskarl, Flora. 25(2, Beibl.): 6. 1842.
  3. ^ Pedersen, H. Æ. (1993), The genus Pteroceras (Orchidaceae) — a taxonomic revision. Nordic Journal of Botany, 13: 446. doi: 10.1111/j.1756-1051.1993.tb00079.x
  4. ^ "Brachypeza cladostachya (Hook.f.) Kocyan & Schuit". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Grosourdya decipiens (J.J.Sm.) Kocyan & Schuit". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Brachypeza pallida (Blume) Kocyan & Schuit". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Brachypeza semiteretifolia (H.A.Pedersen) Kocyan & Schuit". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Brachypeza simondiana (Gagnep.) Kocyan & Schuit". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  9. ^ "Brachypeza unguiculata (Lindl.) Kocyan & Schuit". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
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