Pyrorchis

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Beak Orchids
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Diurideae
Subtribe: Megastylidinae
Genus: Pyrorchis
D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
Synonyms[1]

Fitzgeraldia F.Muell. 1882, illegitimate homonym, not F.Muell. 1867

Pyrorchis is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae, native to Australia and New Zealand.[1][2]

  • Pyrorchis forrestii (F.Muell.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. - Western Australia, possibly South Australia
  • Pyrorchis nigricans (R.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. - New Zealand North Island, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, Western Australia

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b 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.

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