Glossodia
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thumb | right |Glossodia major Glossodia, commonly known as waxlip orchids, is a genus of mostly purple orchids from Australia. The genus was first formally described in 1810 by the prolific Scottish botanist Robert Brown who published his description in Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderAsparagales
- FamilyOrchidaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 50
- With media
- 23
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Collections
- USF, MEL, CAU, RSA, WIS, BRIT
- Recorded in
- Australia, Nouvelle-Hollande, Australie
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Caladeniinae
- Image
- Waxlip closeup.jpg
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- taxon name
- Glossodia
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Glossodia (Orchidaceae)
- endemic to
- Australia
- Commons category
- Glossodia (Orchidaceae)
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thumb | right |Glossodia major Glossodia, commonly known as waxlip orchids, is a genus of mostly purple orchids from Australia. The genus was first formally described in 1810 by the prolific Scottish botanist Robert Brown who published his description in Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae.
Two species are recognised: Glossodia major R.Br. - waxlip orchid, native to Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia; Glossodia minor R.Br. - small waxlip orchid, native to Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Glossodia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.