Lyperanthus

Lyperanthus
Lyperanthus serratus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Tribe:	Diurideae
Subtribe:	Megastylidinae
Genus:	Lyperanthus R.Br.

Lyperanthus is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae, endemic to Australia and New Zealand.

Species

Species in the genus (currently recognized as of January 2015) include:

• Lyperanthus serratus Lindl. – "Rattle beaks"; endemic to Western Australia
• Lyperanthus suaveolens R.Br. – "Brown beaks"; widespread in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, and Tasmania.^[1][2]

This was once a much larger genus but following revisions, only two remain. Species with new names include:

• Lyperanthus antarcticus Hook.f. now Waireia stenopetala (Hook.f.) D.L.Jones, M.A.Clem. & Molloy Beak Orchid (New Zealand)
• Lyperanthus ellipticus R.Br. now Rimacola elliptica (R.Br.) Rupp (New South Wales)
• Lyperanthus forrestii F.Muell. now Pyrorchis forrestii (F.Muell.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. (Western Australia)
• Lyperanthus nigricans R.Br. now Pyrorchis nigricans (R.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. (Australia and New Zealand)^[3][4]

See also

• List of Orchidaceae genera

References

1. Morcombe, Michael (1991). Australia's Wildflowers (Réimpr. ed.). Sydney: The Book Company and Ure Smith Press. p. 30. ISBN 0725408731.
2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
3. "Australian orchid genera: current species list". Australian national botanic gardens: Centre for Australian national biodiversity research. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
4. Clements, Mark A.; Jones, David L. "Australian orchid name index" (PDF). Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 26 January 2015.

External links

• Media related to Lyperanthus at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Lyperanthus at Wikispecies