Drakaea

Drakaea elastica (Typus)

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Diurideae
Subtribus: Drakaeinae
Genus: Drakaea

Overview of species (10)

D.  andrewsiae – D.  concolor – D.  confluens – D.  elastica – D.  glyptodon – D.  gracilis – D.  isolata – D.  livida – D.  micrantha – D.  thynniphila

Name

Drakaea Lindl., Sketch Veg. Swan R.: 55 (1840)

• Type species: Drakaea elastica Lindl., Sketch Veg. Swan R.: 56 (1840)

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Drakea Endl., Ench. Bot.: 114 (1841), orth. var.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Australasia Australia Western Australia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lindley, J. 1840. Edwards's Botanical Register 23 App. (Swan River): lv.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2001. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 2: Orchidoideae (Part one); page 149 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850710-0
  

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Drakaea. Accessed: 2021 Aug 25.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Drakaea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Aug 25. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Drakaea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Aug 25. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. Drakaea. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Aug 25. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Drakaea. Published online. Accessed: 25 Aug 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Drakaea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 Aug 2021.

Vernacular names

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