Cremastra is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 4 currently recognized species (as of May 2014), native to China, Japan, Korea, Thailand, the Himalayas, and the Russian Far East.[1][2]
| Cremastra | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Cremastra appendiculata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Epidendreae |
| Subtribe: | Calypsoinae |
| Genus: | Cremastra Lindl. (1833) |
| Type species | |
| Cremastra appendiculata (D.Don) Makino | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Hyacinthorchis Blume | |
| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|
| Cremastra aphylla T.Yukawa | Japan | |
| Cremastra appendiculata (D.Don) Makino | Taiwan, China (Tibet, Anhui, Chongqing, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Sichuan, Zhejiang, Yunnan,) Bhutan, Assam, Nepal, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, Kuril, Sakhalin |
| Cremastra guizhouensis Q.H.Chen & S.C.Chen | Guizhou | |
 | Cremastra unguiculata (Finet) Finet | Jiangxi, Korea, Japan |
See also
References
- Lindley, J. (1833) The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants 172.
- Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart
- Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2006). Epidendroideae (Part One). Genera Orchidacearum 4: 99 ff. Oxford University Press.
