Vascular Plants
Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)
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Orchidaceae Juss.
Acianthus R.Br. , legitimate , scientific
Brown, R. (27 March 1810) , Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805
321
[tax. nov.]
Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882) , Systematic Census of Australian Plants
113
[secondary reference]
Dixon, W.A. (1906) , The Plants of New South Wales
262
[secondary reference]
Bailey, F.M. (1913) , Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants
538
[secondary reference]
Sulman, F. (1914) , A Popular Guide to the Wild Flowers of New South Wales II
212-213
[secondary reference]
Rogers, R.S. in Black, J.M. (1922) , Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1
130
[secondary reference]
Etymology:
Greek akis, a point; anthos, flower.
Black, J.M. (1943) , Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1
226
[secondary reference]
Rupp, H.M.R. (January 1944) , The Orchids of New South Wales
45-48
[secondary reference]
Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962) , Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains
470
[secondary reference]
Dockrill, A.W. (1969) , Australian Indigenous Orchids
171-176
[secondary reference]
Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970) , Flora of the Australian Capital Territory
118-120
[secondary reference]
George, A.S. (5 May 1971) , A check list of the Orchidaceae of Western Australia. Nuytsia 1(2)
168, 178
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Cyrtostylis R.Br. legitimate
Curtis, W.M. (1980) , Angiospermae: Orchidaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4A
115
[secondary reference]
Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981) , Plants of New South Wales
26
[secondary reference]
Hoffman, N. & Brown, A. (1984) , Orchids of South-West Australia
189
[secondary reference]
common name:
Mosquito Orchids [n/a]
Rye, B.L. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987) , Orchidaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 2
810
[secondary reference]
Jones, D.L. & Clements, M.A. (September 1987) , Reinstatement of the genus Cyrtostylis R. Br. and its relationships with Acianthus R. Br. (Orchidaceae). Lindleyana 2
157
[secondary reference]
Lectotype:
Acianthus fornicatus R.Br.
Jones, D.L. (1988) , Native Orchids of Australia
384-385
[secondary reference]
common name:
Mayfly Orchids [n/a]
common name:
Mosquito Orchids [n/a]
Jones, D.L. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989) , Acianthus. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3
417-418
[secondary reference]
Clements, M.A. in Jones, D.L. (ed.) (August 1989) , Catalogue of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 1
9
[secondary reference]
Type:
"Acianthus exsertus R. Br. (here designated)."
taxonomic synonym:
Townsonia Cheeseman legitimate
Bates, R.J. & Weber, J.Z. (7 December 1990) , Orchids of South Australia
30-31, Figs 35 & 38
[secondary reference]
common name:
Mosquito Orchids [n/a]
Etymology:
"The name is derived from akis (barb, needle); and anthos (flower) and refers to the slender and acuminate floral segments of some species."
Jones, D.L. in Jones, D.L. (ed.) (5 April 1991) , New taxa of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 2
5-8
[secondary reference]
Dockrill, A.W. (1993) , Australian Indigenous Orchids Edn. 2, 1
130
[secondary reference]
Jones, D.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993) , Acianthus. Flora of New South Wales 4
216
[secondary reference]
common name:
Mayfly Orchids [n/a]
common name:
Mosquito Orchids [n/a]
Entwisle, T.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994) , Orchidaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2
831
[secondary reference]
Kores, P.J. in Holttum, R.E. (1995) , A systematic study of the genus Acianthus (Orchidaceae: Diurideae). Allertonia 7(3)
146
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Cyrtostylis R.Br. legitimate
Bishop, A. (1996) , Field guide to the orchids of New South Wales and Victoria Edn. 1
172
[secondary reference]
common name:
Mosquito Orchids [n/a]
Jones, D.L., Wapstra, H., Tonelli, P. & Harris, S. (1999) , The Orchids of Tasmania
41
[secondary reference]
Etymology:
"... is derived from the Greek acis (point) and anthos (flower), and refers to the fine points on the floral segments."
Bishop, A. (2000) , Field guide to the orchids of New South Wales and Victoria Edn. 2
172
[secondary reference]
common name:
Mosquito Orchids [n/a]
Jones, D.L., Clements, M.A., Sharma, I.S., Mackenzie, A.M. & Molloy, B.P.J. (January 2002) , Nomenclatural notes arising from studies into the Tribe Diurideae (Orchidaceae). The Orchadian 13(10)
440
[secondary reference]
Szlachetko, D.L. & Rutkowski, P. (2003) , Quelques notes additionnelles sur la sous-famille Thelymitroideae (Orchidaceae). Richardiana 3(2)
98
[nomenclatural synonym]
nomenclatural synonym of:
Nemacianthus D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. legitimate
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2008) , Australian Plant Census
-
[secondary reference]
Jones, D.L. (2008) , Field Guide to the orchids of the Australian Capital Territory
277
[secondary reference]
Etymology:
"from the Greek acis , point and anthos flower; reference to the pointed tips on the sepals"
Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008) , Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3
8
[secondary reference]
Backhouse, G., Kosky, B., Rouse, D. & Turner, J. (2016) , Bush Gems: A Guide to the Wild Orchids of Victoria, Australia
[p. 17 of PDF] (photos)
[secondary reference]
common name:
Mayfly Orchid [n/a]
common name:
Mosquito-orchids
[n/a]
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (28 February 2018) , Australian Plant Census
-
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Acianthus R.Br. subg. Acianthus legitimate
nomenclatural synonym:
Acianthus R.Br. sect. Acianthus legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Acianthus sect. Macropetalus Kores legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Acianthus subg. Univiscidiatus Kores orth. var.
taxonomic synonym:
Acianthus subg. Univiscidiati Kores legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Univiscidiatus sect. Macropetalus Szlach. nom. inval.
taxonomic synonym:
Univiscidiatus Szlach. nom. inval.
taxonomic synonym:
Nemacianthus D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Acianthopsis M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Acianthopsis Szlach. nom. illeg.
taxonomic synonym:
Univiscidiatus D.L.Jones, M.A.Clem., I.K.Sharma, A.M.Mack. & Molloy nom. inval.
taxonomic synonym:
Acianthella D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. legitimate
APC Dist.:
SA, Qld, NSW, ACT, Vic, Tas
Jones, D.L. (January 2021) , Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3
45
[secondary reference]
common name:
Mosquito Orchids [n/a]
