Biology:Conchidium

Short description: Genus of orchids

Conchidium
Conchidium extinctorium 1871 illustration from Curtis's Botanical Magazine
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Podochileae
Genus:	Conchidium Griff. (1851)
Type species
Conchidium pusillum Griff. (1851)
Synonyms
Alvisia Lindl.

Conchidium is a genus of orchids. It was previously considered as a synonym of the genus Eria, but it has become an accepted name. It is native to China , the Indian Subcontinent, Indochina and the Malay Peninsula.

Species

1. Conchidium articulatum (Lindl.) Rauschert (1983)
2. Conchidium braccatum (Lindl.) Brieger (1981)
3. Conchidium conicum (Summerh.) Ormerod (2012)
4. Conchidium dickasonii Ormerod (2012)
5. Conchidium exile (Hook.f.) Ormerod (2012)
6. Conchidium extinctorium (Lindl.) Y.P.Ng & P.J.Cribb (2005)
7. Conchidium filiforme (Wight) Rauschert (1983)
8. Conchidium japonicum (Maxim.) S.C.Chen & J.J.Wood (2009)
9. Conchidium lacei (Summerh.) Ormerod (2012)
10. Conchidium microchilos (Dalzell) Rauschert (1983)
11. Conchidium muscicola (Lindl.) Rauschert (1983)
12. Conchidium nanum (A.Rich.) Brieger (1981)
13. Conchidium pusillum Griff. (1851)
14. Conchidium reticosum (Wight) Ormerod (2012)
15. Conchidium rhomboidale (Tang & F.T.Wang) S.C.Chen & J.J.Wood (2009)
16. Conchidium spirodelum (Aver.) Ormerod (2012)
17. Conchidium summerhayesianum (A.D.Hawkes & A.H.Heller) Ormerod (2012)
18. Conchidium wildianum (Rolfe ex Downie) Ormerod (2012)

References

• Griffith, W. (1851) Notulae ad Plantas Asiaticas 3: 321.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2006). Epidendroideae (Part One). Genera Orchidacearum 4: 550 ff. Oxford University Press.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q4246293 entry