Pterostylis splendens is a species of orchid endemic to New Caledonia. It was first formally described in 1998 by David Jones and Mark Alwin Clements from a specimen cultivated at the Australian National Botanic Gardens from material collected in New Caledonia. The description was published in The Orchadian.[2][3] This greenhood orchid is found in damp forest and maquis on ultramafic soils at altitudes of 700 to 1,300 m (2,000 to 4,000 ft).[4]

Pterostylis splendens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Cranichideae
Genus: Pterostylis
Species:
P. splendens
Binomial name
Pterostylis splendens
Synonyms[2]
  • Taurantha splendens (D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
  • Diplodium splendens (D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.

References

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  1. ^ Laudereau, C.; Butin, J.-P.; Fleurot, D.; Hequet, V.; Dumontet, V.; Mandaoué, L.; Vandrot, H.; Bruy, D. (2021). "Pterostylis splendens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T157932454A157933704. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T157932454A157933704.en. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Pterostylis splendens D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Pterostylis splendens". APNI. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Pterostylis splendens". Endemia New Caledonia. Retrieved 18 July 2017.