Pterostylis falcata
Sickle greenhood | |
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Pterostylis falcata growing in swamp, Barrington Tops National Park | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
Tribe: | Cranichideae |
Genus: | Pterostylis |
Species: | P. falcata
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Binomial name | |
Pterostylis falcata R.S.Rogers[1] |
Pterostylis falcata, commonly known as the sickle greenhood, is a species of
Description
Pterostylis falcata is a terrestrial,
Taxonomy and naming
Pterostylis falcata was first formally described in 1915 by Richard Sanders Rogers and the description was published in Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria.[1][4] The specific epithet (falcata) is a Latin word meaning "curved like a sickle".[5]
Distribution and habitat
The sickle greenhood occurs in the south-eastern states of Australia where it grows in wet places such as near creeks, and the rosette is sometimes covered by flowing water. It is most common and widespread in Victoria but is also found in eastern New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania but is classed as "endangered" in the last two of these states.[2][3][6][7][8]
References
- ^ a b "Pterostylis falcata". APNI. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ ISBN 978-1877069123.
- ^ a b Jeanes, Jeff. "Pterostylis falcata". Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria: vicflora. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
- ^ Rogers, Richard S. (1915). "Notes on certain species of Pterostylis". Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria. 28 (1): 106–108. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ Brown, Roland Wilbur (1956). The Composition of Scientific Words. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 139.
- ^ Jones, David L. "Pterostylis falcata". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney: plantnet. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
- ^ "Tasmanian Threatened Species Listing Statement - Pterostylis falcata". Tasmanian Government Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ "Threatened species profile - Pterostylis falcata" (PDF). Government of South Australia Department for Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 9 June 2017.