Orchidaceae Juss.
Microtis unifolia (G.Forst.) 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]: 395
[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]: 395
[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]: 62
[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]: 62
[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), 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]
[CHAH (28 February 2018), Australian Plant Census]:
-
APC
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Ophrys unifolia G.Forst.
legitimate
nomenclatural synonym:
Microtis unifolia (G.Forst.) 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]: 395
-
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
[CHAH (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]: 132
[CHAH (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]: 24
[misapplied]
misapplied to:
Microtis media R.Br.
legitimate
by [Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2]: 56
[CHAH (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]: 2097-2098
[pro parte misapplied]
pro parte misapplied to:
Microtis frutetorum Schltdl.
legitimate
by [Dockrill, A.W. (1993), Australian Indigenous Orchids Edn. 2, 1]: 190-192
[CHAH (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]: 2097-2098
[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]