Orchidaceae Juss.
Cyrtostylis R.Br.
, legitimate, scientific
[Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805]:
322
[tax. nov.]
-
Type:
Cyrtostylis reniformis R.Br.
[Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants]:
113
[secondary reference]
[Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants]:
538
[secondary reference]
[Rogers, R.S. in Black, J.M. (1922), Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1]:
132
[secondary reference]
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Etymology:
Greek kyrtos, curved; stylos, a column.
[George, A.S. (5 May 1971), A check list of the Orchidaceae of Western Australia. Nuytsia 1(2)]:
168
[taxonomic synonym]
taxonomic synonym of:
Acianthus R.Br.
legitimate
[Jones, D.L. & Clements, M.A. (September 1987), Reinstatement of the genus Cyrtostylis R. Br. and its relationships with Acianthus R. Br. (Orchidaceae). Lindleyana 2]:
157
[secondary reference]
[Jones, D.L. (1988), Native Orchids of Australia]:
396
[secondary reference]
[Jones, D.L. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Cyrtostylis. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3]:
420
[secondary reference]
[Clements, M.A. in Jones, D.L. (ed.) (August 1989), Catalogue of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 1]:
44
[secondary reference]
[Bates, R.J. & Weber, J.Z. (7 December 1990), Orchids of South Australia]:
75-76, Figs 40-41
[secondary reference]
common name:
Gnat-orchids
[n/a]
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Etymology:
"The name Cyrtostylis (swollen column), refers to the fluted enlargement of the column below the stigma."
[Hoffman, N. & Brown, A. (1992), Orchids of South-West Australia Edn. 2]:
225
[secondary reference]
common name:
Mosquito Orchids
[n/a]
[Weston, P.H. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Cyrtostylis. Flora of New South Wales 4]:
218
[secondary reference]
[Entwisle, T.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Orchidaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2]:
833
[secondary reference]
[Kores, P.J. in Holttum, R.E. (1995), A systematic study of the genus Acianthus (Orchidaceae: Diurideae). Allertonia 7(3)]:
181
[basionym]
basionym of:
Acianthus sect. Cyrtostylis (R.Br.) Kores
legitimate
[Kores, P.J. in Holttum, R.E. (1995), A systematic study of the genus Acianthus (Orchidaceae: Diurideae). Allertonia 7(3)]:
146
[taxonomic synonym]
taxonomic synonym of:
Acianthus R.Br.
legitimate
[Bishop, A. (1996), Field guide to the orchids of New South Wales and Victoria Edn. 1]:
175
[secondary reference]
common name:
Gnat Orchids
[n/a]
[Jones, D.L., Wapstra, H., Tonelli, P. & Harris, S. (1999), The Orchids of Tasmania]:
127
[secondary reference]
[Bishop, A. (2000), Field guide to the orchids of New South Wales and Victoria Edn. 2]:
175
[secondary reference]
common name:
Gnat Orchids
[n/a]
[Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Flora of the South West 1]:
362
[secondary reference]
[Brown, A., Dundas, P., Dixon, K. & Hopper, S. (2008), Orchids of Western Australia]:
147
[secondary reference]
common name:
gnat orchids
[n/a]
common name:
midge orchids
[n/a]
common name:
Mosquito orchids
[n/a]
-
Etymology:
"arched columnm, alluding to the curved column found in all species"
[Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2008), Australian Plant Census]:
-
[secondary reference]
[Jones, D.L. (2008), Field Guide to the orchids of the Australian Capital Territory]:
278
[secondary reference]
-
Etymology:
"from the Greek cyrtos, curved, bent and stylos, column; reference to the curved column"
[Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3]:
250
[secondary reference]
[Hoffman, N. & Brown, A. (2011), Orchids of South-West Australia Edn. 3]:
269
[secondary reference]
common name:
Mosquito Orchids
[n/a]
[Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (28 February 2018), Australian Plant Census]:
-
APC
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Acianthus sect. Cyrtostylis (R.Br.) Kores
legitimate
-
APC Dist.:
WA, SA, Qld, NSW, ACT, Vic, Tas
[Jones, D.L. (January 2021), Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3]:
51
[secondary reference]
common name:
Gnat Orchids
[n/a]
[Brown, A. (19 July 2022), The Complete Orchids of Western Australia 1]:
238
[secondary reference]
common name:
Gnat Orchids
[n/a]
common name:
Midge Orchids
[n/a]
common name:
Mosquito Orchids
[n/a]
-
Etymology:
"From the Greek cyrtos (curved) and -stylos (pertaining to the style), in reference to the curved column found in all species."