Vascular Plants
Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)
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Orchidaceae Juss.
Microtis unifolia (Rchb.f. , legitimate , scientific
Reichenbach, H.G. (1871) , Bemerkungen fur eine australische orchideenkunde. Beitrage zur Systematischen Pflanzenkunde
62
[comb. nov.]
basionym:
Ophrys unifolia G.Forst. legitimate
Black, J.M. (1943) , Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1
217, Fig. 296, ii (4-5)
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis porrifolia R.Br. ex Spreng. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.
Rupp, H.M.R. (January 1944) , The Orchids of New South Wales
21
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Ophrys unifolia G.Forst. legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Epipactis porrifolia Sw. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis rara R.Br. legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis porrifolia R.Br. ex Spreng. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.
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
92
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Ophrys unifolia G.Forst. legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Epipactis porrifolia Sw. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis pulchella R.Br. legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis rara R.Br. legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis porrifolia R.Br. ex Spreng. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis banksii Hook.f. nom. illeg.
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis arenaria Lindl. legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis frutetorum Schltdl. legitimate
Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970) , Flora of the Australian Capital Territory
116
[secondary reference]
George, A.S. (5 May 1971) , A check list of the Orchidaceae of Western Australia. Nuytsia 1(2)
181, 185
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Ophrys unifolia G.Forst. legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Epipactis porrifolia Sw. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis porrifolia R.Br. ex Spreng. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis parviflora var. densiflora Benth. legitimate
Curtis, W.M. (1980) , Angiospermae: Orchidaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4A
58
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Ophrys unifolia G.Forst. legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis porrifolia R.Br. ex Spreng. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.
common name:
Common Onion-orchid [n/a]
Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981) , Plants of Western New South Wales
200-201
[secondary reference]
common name:
Common Leek Orchid [n/a]
common name:
Onion Orchid [n/a]
common name:
Ear Orchid [n/a]
common name:
Common Mignonette Orchid [n/a]
common name:
Common Onion Orchid [n/a]
Green, J.W. (1981) , Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia
24
[secondary reference]
Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981) , Plants of New South Wales
30
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Ophrys unifolia G.Forst. legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Epipactis porrifolia Sw. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis rara R.Br. legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis parviflora R.Br. legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis porrifolia R.Br. ex Spreng. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis oblonga R.S.Rogers legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis magnadenia R.S.Rogers legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis biloba Nicholls legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis bipulvinaris Nicholls legitimate
Hoffman, N. & Brown, A. (1984) , Orchids of South-West Australia
228, 236-237
[secondary reference]
common name:
Common Mignonette [n/a]
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)
68-75
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Ophrys unifolia G.Forst. legitimate
nomenclatural synonym:
Epipactis porrifolia Sw. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.
nomenclatural synonym:
Microtis porrifolia R.Br. ex Spreng. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis media R.Br. legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis banksii Hook.f. nom. illeg.
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis pulchella var. vivax Lindl. legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis arenaria Lindl. legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis frutetorum Schltdl. legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis parviflora var. densiflora Benth. legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis biloba Nicholls legitimate
pro parte taxonomic synonym:
Microtis viridis F.Muell. nom. illeg.
Green, J.W. (1985) , Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2
56
[secondary reference]
Weber, J.Z. & Bates, R. in Jessop, J.P. & Toelken, H.R. (ed.) (1986) , Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 4, 4
2097-2098
[secondary reference]
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
830
[secondary reference]
common name:
Common Mignonette Orchid [n/a]
Jones, D.L. (1988) , Native Orchids of Australia
328-329
[secondary reference]
common name:
Common Onion Orchid [n/a]
Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989) , Orchidaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3
379-380, Fig. 57D
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Ophrys unifolia G.Forst. legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Epipactis porrifolia Sw. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis pulchella R.Br. legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis porrifolia R.Br. ex Spreng. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis banksii Hook.f. nom. illeg.
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis pulchella var. vivax Lindl. legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis arenaria Lindl. legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis frutetorum Schltdl. legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis longifolia Colenso legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis papillosa Colenso legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis biloba Nicholls legitimate
common name:
Common Onion Orchid [n/a]
Clements, M.A. in Jones, D.L. (ed.) (August 1989) , Catalogue of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 1
96
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Ophrys unifolia G.Forst. legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Epipactis porrifolia Sw. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis porrifolia R.Br. ex Spreng. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis banksii Hook.f. nom. illeg.
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis frutetorum Schltdl. legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis viridis F.Muell. nom. illeg.
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis longifolia Colenso legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis papillosa Colenso legitimate
misapplication:
Microtis pulchella R.Br. legitimate
by Lindley, J. (February 1840) , The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants
Bates, R.J. & Weber, J.Z. (7 December 1990) , Orchids of South Australia
100-101 (map), Fig. 140, Plate 123
[secondary reference]
common name:
wild mignonette orchid
[n/a]
common name:
Common onion-orchid
[n/a]
Etymology:
"The name unifolia (one leaf) refers to the single very long leaf."
Dockrill, A.W. (1993) , Australian Indigenous Orchids Edn. 2, 1
190-192
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Ophrys unifolia G.Forst. legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Epipactis porrifolia Sw. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis porrifolia R.Br. ex Spreng. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis banksii Hook.f. nom. illeg.
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis frutetorum Schltdl. legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis viridis F.Muell. nom. illeg.
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis longifolia Colenso legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis papillosa Colenso legitimate
misapplication:
Microtis pulchella R.Br. legitimate
by Lindley, J. (February 1840) , The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants
Rowe, R.R. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993) , Microtis. Flora of New South Wales 4
155
[secondary reference]
common name:
Common Onion Orchid [n/a]
Bates, R.J. & Weber, J.Z. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (September 1993) , Orchidaceae. A list of the vascular plants of South Australia Edn. 4
132
[secondary reference]
Entwisle, T.J. & Bates, R.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994) , Microtis. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2
868, Fig. 183i-j
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Ophrys unifolia G.Forst. legitimate
common name:
Common Onion-orchid [n/a]
Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994) , Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49
533, Fig. 99E-G
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Ophrys unifolia G.Forst. legitimate
nomenclatural synonym:
Microtis porrifolia R.Br. ex Spreng. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.
common name:
Onion Orchid [n/a]
Bishop, A. (1996) , Field guide to the orchids of New South Wales and Victoria Edn. 1
35, Plate 82
[secondary reference]
common name:
Common Onion Orchid [n/a]
Jones, D.L., Wapstra, H., Tonelli, P. & Harris, S. (1999) , The Orchids of Tasmania
174
[secondary reference]
common name:
Common 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]
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]
nomenclatural synonym:
Ophrys unifolia G.Forst. legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Epipactis porrifolia Sw. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis porrifolia R.Br. ex Spreng. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.
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
[pro parte misapplied]
pro parte misapplied to:
Microtis frutetorum Schltdl. legitimate
by Reichenbach, H.G. (1871) , Bemerkungen fur eine australische orchideenkunde. Beitrage zur Systematischen Pflanzenkunde
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
[pro parte misapplied]
pro parte misapplied to:
Microtis arenaria Lindl. legitimate
by Reichenbach, H.G. (1871) , Bemerkungen fur eine australische orchideenkunde. Beitrage zur Systematischen Pflanzenkunde
Jones, D.L. (2008) , Field Guide to the orchids of the Australian Capital Territory
160-161
[secondary reference]
common name:
Common Onion Orchid [n/a]
Barrett, Russell & Tay, Eng Pin (2016) , Perth Plants: a Field Guide to the Bushland and Coastal Flora of Kings Park and Bold Park Edn. 2
232
[secondary reference]
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, 139
[secondary reference]
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (28 February 2018) , Australian Plant Census
-
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Ophrys unifolia G.Forst. legitimate
nomenclatural synonym:
Microtis unifolia (Rchb.f. var. unifolia legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Epipactis porrifolia Sw. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis porrifolia R.Br. ex Spreng. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis banksii Hook.f. nom. illeg.
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis viridis F.Muell. nom. illeg.
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis longifolia Colenso legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis papillosa Colenso legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis sp. Montane (D.L.Jones 16268) Australian National Herbarium [n/a]
misapplication:
Microtis pulchella R.Br. legitimate
by Lindley, J. (February 1840) , The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants
APC Comment:
The name "Microtis porrifolia (Sw.) R.Br. ex Spreng. var. porrifolia " is listed by A.D.Chapman, Austral. Pl. Name Index 2006 (1991), but this autonym does not exist, in accordance with ICN Art. 27.2 (Melbourne Code, 2012).
APC Dist.:
Qld, NSW, LHI, NI, ACT, Vic, Tas
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (28 February 2018) , Australian Plant Census
-
[pro parte misapplied]
pro parte misapplied to:
Microtis sp. Short-leaf (R.J.Bates 54342) R.J.Bates [n/a]
by Bates, R.J. & Weber, J.Z. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (September 1993) , Orchidaceae. A list of the vascular plants of South Australia Edn. 4
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (28 February 2018) , Australian Plant Census
-
[misapplied]
misapplied to:
Microtis media R.Br. legitimate
by Green, J.W. (1981) , Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia
[misapplied]
misapplied to:
Microtis media R.Br. legitimate
by Green, J.W. (1985) , Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (28 February 2018) , Australian Plant Census
-
[pro parte misapplied]
pro parte misapplied to:
Microtis frutetorum Schltdl. legitimate
by Weber, J.Z. & Bates, R. in Jessop, J.P. & Toelken, H.R. (ed.) (1986) , Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 4, 4
[pro parte misapplied]
pro parte misapplied to:
Microtis frutetorum Schltdl. legitimate
by Dockrill, A.W. (1993) , Australian Indigenous Orchids Edn. 2, 1
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (28 February 2018) , Australian Plant Census
-
[pro parte misapplied]
pro parte misapplied to:
Microtis arenaria Lindl. legitimate
by Weber, J.Z. & Bates, R. in Jessop, J.P. & Toelken, H.R. (ed.) (1986) , Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 4, 4
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
401
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Ophrys unifolia G.Forst. legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Epipactis porrifolia Sw. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.
taxonomic synonym:
Microtis porrifolia R.Br. ex Spreng. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.
common name:
Common Onion Orchid [n/a]
