Vascular Plants
Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)
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Orchidaceae Juss.
Microtis parviflora 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 (1865) , Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 5(35)
97
[taxonomic synonym]
taxonomic synonym of:
Microtis viridis F.Muell. nom. illeg.
Rodway, L. (1903) , The Tasmanian Flora
195
[basionym]
basionym of:
Microtis porrifolia var. parviflora (Rodway legitimate
Dixon, W.A. (1906) , The Plants of New South Wales
264
[secondary reference]
Bailey, F.M. (1913) , Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants
537
[secondary reference]
Domin, K. (1915) , Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85)
546
[secondary reference]
pro parte misapplication:
Microtis porrifolia R.Br. ex Spreng. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.
by Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882) , Systematic Census of Australian Plants
pro parte misapplication:
Microtis porrifolia R.Br. ex Spreng. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.
by Mueller, F.J.H. von (December 1889) , Second Systematic Census of Australian Plants
Rogers, R.S. in Black, J.M. (1922) , Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1
123
[secondary reference]
Etymology:
Small-flowered.
Gardner, C.A. (1930) , Part I. Pteridophyta-Proteaceae. Enumeratio Plantarum Australiae Occidentalis
23
[secondary reference]
Black, J.M. (1943) , Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1
217-218
[secondary reference]
Rupp, H.M.R. (January 1944) , The Orchids of New South Wales
21
[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
477
[secondary reference]
Dockrill, A.W. (1969) , Australian Indigenous Orchids
90-91
[secondary reference]
Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970) , Flora of the Australian Capital Territory
116, Fig. 112A-A3
[secondary reference]
George, A.S. (5 May 1971) , A check list of the Orchidaceae of Western Australia. Nuytsia 1(2)
185
[secondary reference]
Text:
Recorded for Western Australia by Rogers in Black, Fl. S. Austral. 123 (1922) but the typical form does not occur in this state.
Curtis, W.M. (1980) , Angiospermae: Orchidaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4A
59
[secondary reference]
common name:
Slender Onion-orchid [n/a]
Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981) , Plants of New South Wales
30
[taxonomic synonym]
taxonomic synonym of:
Microtis unifolia (Rchb.f. legitimate
Bates, R. (19 June 1984) , The genus Microtis R.Br. (Orchidaceae): a taxonomic revision with notes on biology. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 7(1)
65
[secondary reference]
Lectotype:
"R. Brown s.n., Port Jackson (New South Wales) 1803–5 (BM lecto.!, K!, AD!, iso? syn.)."
nomenclatural synonym:
Microtis porrifolia var. parviflora (Rodway legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis benthamiana Rchb.f. legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis holmesii Nicholls legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis bipulvinaris Nicholls legitimate
pro parte taxonomic synonym:
Microtis viridis F.Muell. nom. illeg.
misapplication:
Microtis parviflora var. densiflora Benth. legitimate
by Rogers, R.S. (1913) , Additions to South Australian Orchideae. Transactions and proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia 37
misapplication:
Microtis parviflora var. densiflora Benth. legitimate
by Nicholls, W.H. (1949) , The genus Microtis in Victoria. The Victorian Naturalist 66(5)
Green, J.W. (1985) , Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2
56
[secondary reference]
Jones, D.L. (1988) , Native Orchids of Australia
327-328
[secondary reference]
common name:
Slender Onion Orchid [n/a]
Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989) , Orchidaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3
379
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis bipulvinaris Nicholls legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis holmesii Nicholls legitimate
common name:
Slender Onion Orchid [n/a]
Clements, M.A. in Jones, D.L. (ed.) (August 1989) , Catalogue of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 1
95
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Microtis porrifolia var. parviflora (Rodway legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis javanica Rchb.f. legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis benthamiana Rchb.f. legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis aemula Schltr. legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis holmesii Nicholls legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis bipulvinaris Nicholls legitimate
Bates, R.J. & Weber, J.Z. (7 December 1990) , Orchids of South Australia
99 (map), Fig. 141, Plate 121
[secondary reference]
common name:
swamp onion-orchid
[n/a]
common name:
green onion-orchid
[n/a]
common name:
Slender onion-orchid
[n/a]
Hoffman, N. & Brown, A. (1992) , Orchids of South-West Australia Edn. 2
286
[secondary reference]
common name:
Slender Mignonette Orchid [n/a]
Dockrill, A.W. (1993) , Australian Indigenous Orchids Edn. 2, 1
186-188
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Microtis porrifolia var. parviflora (Rodway legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis javanica Rchb.f. legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis benthamiana Rchb.f. legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis aemula Schltr. legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis holmesii Nicholls legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis bipulvinaris Nicholls legitimate
Rowe, R.R. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993) , Microtis. Flora of New South Wales 4
154-155
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis bipulvinaris Nicholls legitimate
common name:
Slender Onion Orchid [n/a]
Entwisle, T.J. & Bates, R.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994) , Microtis. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2
866-867, Fig. 183e-f
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis holmesii Nicholls legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis bipulvinaris Nicholls legitimate
common name:
Slender Onion-orchid [n/a]
Hyland, B.P.M., Gray, B. & Elick, R.W. in Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (1994) , Appendix I: Provisional Species List. Fruits of the Rainforest
309
[secondary reference]
Jones, D.L., Wapstra, H., Tonelli, P. & Harris, S. (1999) , The Orchids of Tasmania
172
[secondary reference]
common name:
Slender Onion Orchid [n/a]
Etymology:
"small flowers"
Williams, K.A.W. (1999) , Native Plants of Queensland 4
270
[secondary reference]
common name:
Slender Onion Orchid [n/a]
Jeanes, J.A. in Ross, J.H. & Walsh, N.G. (June 2003) , Orchidaceae. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Victoria Edn. 7
23
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis holmesii Nicholls legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis bipulvinaris Nicholls legitimate
Barker, W.R., Barker, R.M., Jessop, J. & Vonow, H. (ed.) (18 March 2005) , Census of South Australian Vascular Plants 5th Edition. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens Supplement 1
198
[secondary reference]
Jones, D.L. (2008) , Field Guide to the orchids of the Australian Capital Territory
158-159
[secondary reference]
common name:
Slender Onion Orchid [n/a]
Etymology:
"small flowers"
de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. (2016) , Tasmanian vascular plant census. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island
99
[secondary reference]
Backhouse, G.N., Bates, R.J., Brown, A.P. & Copeland, L.M. (1 March 2016) , Checklist of the orchids of Australia including its island territories
29, 64, 73, 88, 96, 106, 114
[secondary reference]
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (28 February 2018) , Australian Plant Census
-
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Microtis parviflora R.Br. var. parviflora legitimate
nomenclatural synonym:
Microtis porrifolia var. parviflora (Rodway legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis javanica Rchb.f. legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis benthamiana Rchb.f. legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis aemula Schltr. legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis holmesii Nicholls legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis bipulvinaris Nicholls legitimate
APC Dist.:
Qld, NSW, ACT, Vic, Tas
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (28 February 2018) , Australian Plant Census
-
[pro parte misapplied]
pro parte misapplied to:
Microtis eremaea R.J.Bates legitimate
by Bates, R.J. & Weber, J.Z. (7 December 1990) , Orchids of South Australia
[misapplied]
misapplied to:
Microtis eremaea R.J.Bates legitimate
by Gardner, C.A. (1930) , Part I. Pteridophyta-Proteaceae. Enumeratio Plantarum Australiae Occidentalis
[misapplied]
misapplied to:
Microtis eremaea R.J.Bates legitimate
by Green, J.W. (1985) , Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2
Clements, M.A. & Jones, D.L. (2019) , Notes on Australasian orchids 5: Paraprasophyllum, a new genus in Prasophyllinae (Diurideae). Australian Orchid Review 84(5)
30
[secondary reference]
Jones, D.L. (January 2021) , Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3
399
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Microtis porrifolia var. parviflora (Rodway legitimate
common name:
Slender Onion Orchid [n/a]
