Chiloglottis

Wasp orchids
	Chiloglottis reflexa ; the short-clubbed wasp orchid
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Tribe:	Diurideae
Subtribe:	Drakaeinae
Genus:	Chiloglottis; R.Br., 1810
Type species
	Chiloglottis diphylla; R.Br.
Synonyms
	Simpliglottis Szlach.; × Chilosimpliglottis Jeanes; Myrmechila D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.;

Chiloglottis, commonly known as wasp orchids, ant orchids or bird orchids,

Orchidaceae and is found in eastern Australia and New Zealand. Wasp orchids are terrestrial herbs which grow in colonies of genetically identical plants. They usually have two leaves at the base of the plant and a single resupinate ("upside-down") flower. The labellum is more or less diamond-shaped and has calli resembling the body of a wingless female wasp.^[2]^[3]

Taxonomy and naming

The genus Chiloglottis was first formally described in 1810 by Robert Brown. Brown described Chiloglottis diphylla at the same time, making it the type species.^[4]^[5]

David Jones has transferred some species, especially those commonly known as "bird orchids" (Simpliglottis) and "ant orchids" (Myrmechila) to other genera, but the change has not been widely accepted.^[6]

Distribution

This genus of orchids is

native to Australia and New Zealand (including Chatham Island and the Antipodes Islands).^[1]^[2]

Ecology

The flowers of wasp, ant and bird orchids are pollinated by sexual deception (pseudocopulation) of thynnine wasps, except for C. cornuta which is self-pollinating. A key feature is that each species of orchid is pollinated by a different species of wasp.^[7]

Male wasps are attracted by wind-borne

thorax.^[2]^[7]

List of species

Chiloglottis anaticeps D.L.Jones (1991) - duck's-head wasp orchid, bird orchid (N.S.W.)
Chiloglottis chlorantha D.L.Jones (1991) - Wollongong bird orchid (N.S.W.)
Chiloglottis cornuta Hook.f. (1844) - green bird orchid (N.S.W., Vic., S.A., Tas., N.Z.)
Chiloglottis diphylla R.Br. (1810) - common wasp orchid (N.S.W., Qld.)
Chiloglottis formicifera Fitzg. (1877) - common ant orchid (N.S.W.)
Chiloglottis grammata G.W.Carr (1991) - small bird orchid (Tas.)
Chiloglottis gunnii Lindl. (1840) - tall bird orchid (Tas.)
Chiloglottis jeanesii D.L.Jones (1997) - mountain bird orchid (Vic.)
Chiloglottis longiclavata D.L.Jones (1991) - northern wasp orchid (Qld.)
Chiloglottis palachila D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. (1991) - spade-lipped wasp orchid (N.S.W.)
Chiloglottis × pescottiana R.S.Rogers (1918) - bronze bird orchid (N.S.W., Vic.)
Chiloglottis platyptera D.L.Jones (1991) - winged ant orchid, Barrington Tops ant orchid (N.S.W.)
Chiloglottis pluricallata D.L.Jones (1991) - clustered bird orchid (N.S.W.)
Chiloglottis reflexa (Labill.) Druce (1917) - short-clubbed wasp orchid (N.S.W., Vic.)
Chiloglottis seminuda D.L.Jones (1991) - turtle orchid (N.S.W., Vic.)
Chiloglottis sphaerula D.L.Jones (2006) (N.S.W.)
Chiloglottis sphyrnoides D.L.Jones (1991) - forest wasp orchid (N.S.W., Qld.)
Chiloglottis sylvestris D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. (1987) - small wasp orchid (N.S.W., Qld.)
Chiloglottis trapeziformis Fitzg. (1877) - broad-lip bird orchid, diamond ant orchid, dainty bird-orchid (N.S.W., Qld., Vic., S.A., Tas.)
Chiloglottis triceratops D.L.Jones (1998) - three-horned bird orchid (Tas.)
Chiloglottis trilabra Fitzg. (1883) - long-clubbed wasp orchid (N.S.W., Vic.)
Chiloglottis trullata D.L.Jones (1991) - triangular orchid (Qld.)
Chiloglottis truncata D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. (1987) - small ant orchid (Qld.)
Chiloglottis turfosa D.L.Jones, (1991) - bog bird orchid (N.S.W., A.C.T.)
Chiloglottis valida D.L.Jones, (1991) - large bird orchid, common bird orchid (N.S.W., A.C.T.)

References

^ ^a ^b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
^
ISBN 1877069124
.

^ Jones, David L. (1998). "Contributions to Tasmanian Orchidology". Australian Orchid Research. 3: 62.
^ "Chiloglottis". APNI. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
^ Brown, Robert (1810). Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805. London. pp. 322–323. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
^ "Chiloglottis". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
^ ^a ^b Bower, Colin (2007). "The Wasp, Ant and Bird Orchids of the Chiloglottis Alliance". The Orchadian. 15 (9): 401–416.

External links

Media related to Chiloglottis at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Chiloglottis at Wikispecies

[karen-1] Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

[Jones-2] 
ISBN 1877069124
.

[AOR-3] Jones, David L. (1998). "Contributions to Tasmanian Orchidology". Australian Orchid Research. 3: 62.

[APNI-4] "Chiloglottis". APNI. Retrieved 12 April 2018.

[R.Br.-5] Brown, Robert (1810). Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805. London. pp. 322–323. Retrieved 12 April 2018.

[RBGS-6] "Chiloglottis". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Retrieved 12 April 2018.

[Bower-7] Bower, Colin (2007). "The Wasp, Ant and Bird Orchids of the Chiloglottis Alliance". The Orchadian. 15 (9): 401–416.

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