Genus of orchids
Gastrodia potato orchids ,[ 2] genus of terrestrial leafless orchids in the family Orchidaceae, about ninety of which have been described. Orchids in this genus have fleshy, upright stems and small to medium-sized resupinate flowers with narrow sepals and petals . They are native to Asia (China, the Russian Far East , Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia, the Indian Subcontinent ), Australia, New Zealand, central Africa, and various islands of the Indian and Pacific Oceans.[ 1]
Description
Orchids in the genus Gastrodia are leafless, terrestrial, mycotrophic herbs with a fleshy, underground rhizome and an upright flowering stem with a few to many brownish, resupinate flowers. The sepals and petals are fused to form a bell-shaped or irregular tube with the tips free. The petals are usually much smaller than the sepals and the labellum has three lobes and is fully enclosed in the tube.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
Taxonomy
The genus Gastrodia was first formally described in 1810 by Robert Brown and the description was published in Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen type species is Gastrodia sesamoides [ 8]
List of species
The following is a list of species of Gastrodia recognised by Plants of the World Online as of September 2021:[ 1]
Gastrodia abscondita J.J.Sm. Gastrodia africana Kraenzl. Gastrodia agnicellus Hermans & P.J.Cribb Gastrodia albida T.C.Hsu , & C.M.Kuo Gastrodia albidoides Y.H.Tan & T.C.Hsu Gastrodia amamiana Suetsugu Gastrodia angusta S.Chow & S.C.Chen Gastrodia appendiculata C.S.Leou & N.J.Chung Gastrodia arunachalensis S.N.Hegde & A.N.Rao Gastrodia ballii P.J.Cribb & Browning Gastrodia bambu Metusala Gastrodia boninensis Tuyama Gastrodia cajanoae Barcelona & Pelser Gastrodia callosa J.J.Sm. Gastrodia celebica Schltr. Gastrodia clausa T.C.Hsu , S.W.Chung & C.M.Kuo Gastrodia confusa Honda & Tuyama Gastrodia confusoides T.C.Hsu , S.W.Chung & C.M.Kuo Gastrodia cooperae Lehnebach & J.R.Rolfe Gastrodia crassisepala L.O.Williams Gastrodia crebriflora D.L.Jones Queensland Gastrodia crispa J.J.Sm. Gastrodia cunninghamii Hook.f. Gastrodia damingshanensis A.Q.Hu & T.C.Hsu Gastrodia dyeriana King & Pantl. Gastrodia effusa P.T.Ong & P.O'Byrne Gastrodia elata Blume Gastrodia elatoides W.C.Huang , G.W.Hu & Q.F.Wang Gastrodia entomogama D.L.Jones A.C.T. Gastrodia exilis Hook.f. Gastrodia falconeri D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. Gastrodia fimbriata Suddee Gastrodia flavilabella S.S.Ying Gastrodia flexistyla T.C.Hsu & C.M.Kuo Gastrodia flexistyloides Suetsugu Gastrodia fontinalis T.P.Lin Gastrodia fujianensis Liang Ma , Xin Y.Chen & S.P.Chen Gastrodia gracilis Blume Gastrodia grandilabris Carr Gastrodia gunatillekeorum Bandara , Priyankara & Kumar Gastrodia holttumii Carr Gastrodia huapingenisi X.Y.Huang , A.Q.Hu & Yan Liu Gastrodia isabelensis T.C.Hsu Gastrodia javanica (Blume ) Lindl. - Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Taiwan, Fujian, Ryukyu IslandsGastrodia kachinensis X.H.Jin & L.A.Ye Gastrodia kaohsiungensis T.P.Lin Gastrodia kuroshimensis Suetsugu Gastrodia lacista D.L.Jones Western Australia Gastrodia longitubularis Q.W.Meng , X.Q.Song & Y.B.Luo Gastrodia madagascariensis H.Perrier ex Martos & Bytebier Gastrodia major Aver. Gastrodia maliauensis Suetsugu , Suleiman & Tsukaya Gastrodia menghaiensis Z.H.Tsi & S.C.Chen Gastrodia minor Petrie Gastrodia mishmensis A.N.Rao , Harid. & S.N.Hegde Gastrodia molloyi Lehneback & J.R.Rolfe Gastrodia nantoensis T.C.Hsu , C.M.Kuo ex T.P.Lin Gastrodia nipponica Honda) Tuyama Gastrodia nipponicoides Suetsugu Gastrodia × nippouraiensis Suetsugu & T.C.Hsu Nansei-shoto Gastrodia okinawensis Suetsugu Gastrodia papuana Schltr. Gastrodia peichatieniana S.S.Ying Gastrodia phangngaensis Suddee Gastrodia procera G.W.Carr N.S.W. , Vic. , A.C.T. , Tas. Gastrodia pubilabiata Y.Sawa Gastrodia punctata Aver. Gastrodia putaoensis X.H.Jin Gastrodia queenslandica Dockrill Gastrodia rubinea T.P.Lin Gastrodia rwandensis Eb.Fisch. & Killmann Gastrodia sabahensis J.J.Wood & A.L.Lamb Gastrodia selabintanensis Tsukaya & Hidayat Gastrodia sesamoides R.Br. Australia Gastrodia shimizuana Tuyama Gastrodia silentvalleyana C.S.Kumar , P.C.S.Kumar , Sibi & S.Anil Kumar Gastrodia similis Bosser Gastrodia solomonensis T.C.Hsu Gastrodia spatulata (Carr ) J.J.Wood - SabahGastrodia stapfii Hayata Gastrodia sui C.S.Leou , T.C.Hsu & C.R.Yeh Gastrodia surcula D.L.Jones Gastrodia taiensis Tuyama Gastrodia takeshimensis Suetsugu Gastrodia tembatensis P.T.Ong & P.O'Byrne Gastrodia theana Aver. Gastrodia tonkinensis Aver. & Averyanova Gastrodia tuberculata F.Y.Liu & S.C.Chen Gastrodia umbrosa B.Gray Gastrodia uraiensis T.C.Hsu & C.M.Kuo Gastrodia urceolata D.L. Jones Gastrodia verrucosa Blume Gastrodia vescula D.L.Jones Gastrodia wuyishanensis Da M.Li & C.D.Liu Gastrodia zeylanica Schltr.
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