Vascular Plants
Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)
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Orchidaceae Juss.
Pyrorchis D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. , legitimate , scientific
Jones, D.L. & Clements, M.A. (1994) , Pyrorchis, a new genus of Orchidaceae from Australia. Phytologia 77(6)
448-449
[tax. nov.]
Type:
Type: Lyperanthus nigricans R.Br.
Etymology:
"The generic name is derived from the Greek pyr (fire) and Orchis , another genus of Orchidaceae, but which is also often used generally when referring to an orchid."
Bishop, A. (1996) , Field guide to the orchids of New South Wales and Victoria Edn. 1
165
[secondary reference]
common name:
Beak Orchids [n/a]
Jones, D.L., Wapstra, H., Tonelli, P. & Harris, S. (1999) , The Orchids of Tasmania
249
[secondary reference]
Etymology:
"... from the Greek pyr (fire) and orchis (to indicate an orchid)."
Bishop, A. (2000) , Field guide to the orchids of New South Wales and Victoria Edn. 2
165
[secondary reference]
common name:
Beak Orchids [n/a]
Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002) , Flora of the South West 1
386
[secondary reference]
Western Australian Herbarium (2003) , FloraBase: the Western Australian Flora Version 2
-
[secondary reference]
pro parte misapplication:
Burnettia Lindl. legitimate
by Lindley, J. (September 1840) , The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants
Brown, A., Dundas, P., Dixon, K. & Hopper, S. (2008) , Orchids of Western Australia
297
[secondary reference]
common name:
Beak orchids [n/a]
Etymology:
"fire orchid, alluding to the flowering of Pyrorchis species following fire"
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2008) , Australian Plant Census
-
[secondary reference]
Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008) , Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3
720
[secondary reference]
Hoffman, N. & Brown, A. (2011) , Orchids of South-West Australia Edn. 3
265
[secondary reference]
common name:
Beak Orchids [n/a]
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (28 February 2018) , Australian Plant Census
-
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Fitzgeraldia F.Muell. nom. inval., nom. prov.
taxonomic synonym:
Lyperanthus sect. Fitzgeraldia Kuntze nom. inval., nom. nud.
taxonomic synonym:
Rostranthus Hopper & A.P.Br. manuscript name
APC Dist.:
WA, SA, NSW, Vic, Tas
Jones, D.L. (January 2021) , Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3
301
[secondary reference]
common name:
Beak Orchids [n/a]
Brown, A. (19 July 2022) , The Complete Orchids of Western Australia 2
198
[secondary reference]
common name:
Beak Orchids [n/a]
Etymology:
"From the Greek pyr (fire) and -orchis (pertaining to Orchidaceae), in reference to members of this genus flowering mainly following fire."
