Vascular Plants
Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)
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The Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) is a tool for the botanical community that deals with plant names and their usage in the scientific literature, whether as a current name or synonym. APNI does not recommend any particular taxonomy or nomenclature. For a listing of currently accepted scientific names for the Australian vascular flora, please use the Australian Plant Census (APC) link above.
Orchidaceae Juss.
Pterostylis parva D.L.Jones & C.J.French
, legitimate , scientific
Jones, D.L. & French, C.J. (2015) , New species in the Pterostylis nana R.Br. complex (Orchidaceae) from Western Australia - 4. Australian Orchid Review 80(2) :
33-36
[tax. nov.]
Type:
"Western Australia. Roe District. Truslove Nature Reserve, 2.9 km north along Swan Lagoon Road., 16 July 1995, C.French (D.L.Jones 14037) (holo CANB 663789)."
taxonomic synonym:
Pterostylis sp. aff. nana (fawn snail orchid)
[n/a]
taxonomic synonym:
Pterostylis sp. small stature (W.Jackson BJ303)
[n/a]
taxonomic synonym:
Pterostylis sp. 'fawn'
[n/a]
taxonomic synonym:
Pterostylis sp. 'small stature'
[n/a]
Etymology:
"From the Latin parvus , small, little, puny, in reference to the very short stature, small flowers and leaves."
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 :
39, 98, 132
[secondary reference]
Parker, C.M. & Percy-Bower, J.M. (31 March 2016) , Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2015. Nuytsia 27 :
14
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Pterostylis sp. small stature (W.Jackson BJ303)
[n/a]
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (28 February 2018) , Australian Plant Census :
-
APC
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Pterostylis sp. aff. nana
[n/a]
taxonomic synonym:
Pterostylis sp. aff. nana
[n/a]
taxonomic synonym:
Pterostylis sp. small stature (W.Jackson BJ303)
[n/a]
taxonomic synonym:
Pterostylis sp. 'Esperance granite'
[n/a]
taxonomic synonym:
Pterostylis sp. 'fawn'
[n/a]
taxonomic synonym:
Pterostylis sp. 'small stature'
[n/a]
pro parte taxonomic synonym:
Pterostylis sp. 'brittle'
[n/a]
pro parte misapplication:
Pterostylis timothyi ( D.L.Jones) Janes & Duretto
legitimate
by Hoffman, N. & Brown, A. (2011) , Orchids of South-West Australia Edn. 3 : 413
Jones, D.L. (January 2021) , Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3 :
502
[taxonomic synonym]
taxonomic synonym of:
Diplodium parvum D.L.Jones
nom. inval.
Brown, A. (19 July 2022) , The Complete Orchids of Western Australia 2 :
164
[secondary reference]
common name:
Fawn Snail Orchid
[n/a]
Etymology:
"From the Latin parvus (small, little, puny), in reference to the short stature and small flowers and leaves."