Plexaure
| Plexaure | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Podochileae |
| Subtribe: | Thelasiinae |
| Genus: | Plexaure Endl.[1] |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Plexaure is a genus of flowering plants in the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It was first formally described in 1833 by Stephan Endlicher with the description published in Prodromus Florae Norfolkicae, and the first species he described (the type species) was Plexaure limenophylax.[2][3] It is considered a synonym of Phreatia by Plants of the World Online.[4]
Species list
The following is a list of Plexaure species accepted by the Australian Plant Census as at 28 February 2018:[1]
- Plexaure crassiuscula (Nicholls) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones (Queensland)
- Plexaure limenophylax Endl. (Norfolk Island)
- Plexaure listeri (Rolfe) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones (Christmas Island)
References
- ^ a b c "Plexaure". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
- ^ "Plexaure". APNI. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
- ^ Endlicher, Stephan (1833). "Orchideae". Prodromus florae Norfolkicae, sive, Catalogus stirpium quae in Insula Norfolk annis 1804 et 1805 a Ferdinando Bauer collectae et depictae nunc in Museo Caesareo Palatino Rerum Naturalium Vindobonae servantur: 30. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
- ^ "Phreatia". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 26 October 2025.