Agrostophyllum 1315834 196822347 2008-03-08T18:34:52Z Eubot 231599 Removed taxobox colour. See [[User:Eubot/Removing colours from taxoboxen]]. {{Taxobox | name = ''Agrostophyllum'' | regnum = [[Plant]]ae | divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]] | classis = [[Monocotyledon|Liliopsida]] | ordo = [[Asparagales]] | familia = [[Orchidaceae]] | subfamilia = [[Epidendroideae]] | tribus = [[Epidendreae]] | subtribus = [[Glomerinae]] | genus = '''''Agrostophyllum''''' | genus_authority = [[Carl Ludwig Blume|Blume]], 1825 | type_species = ''Agrostophyllum javanicum'' | type_species_authority = [[Carl Ludwig Blume|Blume]] | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = See text. }} '''''Agrostylum''''' is a [[genus]] with about ninety [[species]] from the orchid [[family (biology)|family]] ([[Orchidaceae]]). The genus name is derive form the Greek words ''agrostis'' ("grass") and ''phyllos'' ("leaf"), referring to the grass-like appearance of the leaves of some species. These [[epiphyte|epiphytic]] orchids occur in [[Tropics|tropical]] lowland forests, growing on trunks or branches of tress. They are found from the [[Seychelles]], [[Madagascar]], [[India]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[Malaysia]], [[Indonesia]] to the [[Pacific Islands]]. The center of diversity is to be found in [[New Guinea]], with at least 45 species. These orchids have elongate, frequently pendulous [[Plant stem|stems]] with dense [[Leaf|leaves]].that overlap at their base. They show peculiar, ball-like [[inflorescence]]s of many bracts, bearing small flowers. ==Species== There are four sections in this genus : *Dolichodesme - elongated inflorescence which may have the form of a spike, but also may be partly branched as in a panicle. *Eu-agrostophyllum – Leaves somewhat longer; small flowers on a shortened apical head; a few species may only develop one or two flowers. *Oliganthe - characterised by a much elongated [[rhizome]] and pendant sympodia. Leaves and flowers similar to those of the previous section. *Appendiculopsis - slightly elongated, short creeping rhizomes; distichous, crowded, oblong leaves, at right angles with axis of stem, abruptly truncated at base, with a small petiole; terminal or lateral inflorescence; used to belong to the genus Appendicula. *''Agrostophyllum acutum'' (New Guinea). *''Agrostophyllum amboinense'' JMaluku - Ambon). *''Agrostophyllum appendiculoides'' (New Guinea). *''Agrostophyllum aristatum'' (Fiji). *''Agrostophyllum arundinaceum'' (Borneo). *''Agrostophyllum atrovirens'' (Maluku - Ambon). *''Agrostophyllum bilobolabellatum'' (Papua New Guinea). *''Agrostophyllum bimaculatum'' : Double-spotted Agrostophyllum (New Guinea). *''Agrostophyllum brachiatum'' (New Guinea). **''Agrostophyllum brachiatum'' var. ''brachiatum'' (New Guinea). **''Agrostophyllum brachiatum'' var. ''latibrachiatum'' (New Guinea). *''Agrostophyllum brevipes'' (E. Himalaya to Indo-China). *''Agrostophyllum callosum'' (Nepal to Hainan) *''Agrostophyllum compressum'' (New Guinea). *''Agrostophyllum crassicaule'' (New Guinea, Bismarck Archipel). **''Agrostophyllum crassicaule'' var. ''bismarckiense'' (Bismarck Arch.) **''Agrostophyllum crassicaule'' var. ''crassicaule'' (New Guinea). *''Agrostophyllum curvilabre'' (New Guinea to Solomon Is.). *''Agrostophyllum cyathiforme'' (W. Malaysia). *''Agrostophyllum cycloglossum'' (New Guinea). *''Agrostophyllum cyclopense'' (New Guinea). *''Agrostophyllum denbergeri'' (Sumatra to Java). *''Agrostophyllum dischorense'' (New Guinea). *''Agrostophyllum djararatense'' (Sumatra). *''Agrostophyllum dolychophyllum'' (New Guinea). *''Agrostophyllum earinoides'' (New Guinea). *''Agrostophyllum elatum'' (New Guinea). *''Agrostophyllum elmeri'' (Philippines). *''Agrostophyllum elongatum'' : Elongated Agrostophyllum (Malaysia to W. Pacific). *''Agrostophyllum fibrosum'' (New Guinea).. *''Agrostophyllum finisterrae'' (New Guinea). *''Agrostophyllum flavidum'' (Assam). *''Agrostophyllum fragrans'' (New Guinea). *''Agrostophyllum globiceps'' (W. Sumatra). *''Agrostophyllum globigerum'' (N. Borneo). *''Agrostophyllum glumaceum'' (W. Malaysia). *''Agrostophyllum graminifolium'' (New Guinea to Vanuatu). *''Agrostophyllum grandiflorum'' (New Guinea). *''Agrostophyllum indifferens'' ((Kalimantan). *''Agrostophyllum inocephalum'' (S. Taiwan to Philippines). *''Agrostophyllum javanicum'' (W. Malesia). *''Agrostophyllum kaniense'' (New Guinea). *''Agrostophyllum kusaiense'' (Caroline Is.). *''Agrostophyllum lamellatum'' (ew Guinea). *''Agrostophyllum lampongense'' (Sumatra). *''Agrostophyllum laterale'' (Borneo). *''Agrostophyllum latilobum'' ( W. & C. Java). *''Agrostophyllum laxum'' (W. Malaysia). *''Agrostophyllum leucocephalum'' (New Guinea to SW. Pacific). *''Agrostophyllum leytense'' (Philippines). *''Agrostophyllum longifolium'' (Pen. Thailand to Malaysia.) *''Agrostophyllum longivaginatum'' (Philippines). *''Agrostophyllum luzonense'' (Philippines). *''Agrostophyllum macrocephalum'' (New Guinea). *''Agrostophyllum majus'' (Pen. Thailand to Vanuatu). *''Agrostophyllum malindangense'' (Philippines). *''Agrostophyllum mearnsii'' (N. Borneo to Philippines). *''Agrostophyllum megalurum'' (New Guinea to W. Pacific). *''Agrostophyllum merrillii'' (Philippines) . *''Agrostophyllum mindanense'' (Philippines). *''Agrostophyllum montanum'' : Mountain Agrostophyllum (New Guinea). *''Agrostophyllum mucronatum'' (New Guinea). *''Agrostophyllum myrianthum'' (Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh). *''Agrostophyllum neoguinense'' (Papua New Guinea). *''Agrostophyllum niveum'' (New Guinea). *''Agrostophyllum occidentale'' (Seychelles, N. Madagascar). *''Agrostophyllum palawense'' (Caroline Is. - Palau). *''Agrostophyllum paniculatum'' ( New Guinea to Solomon Is. ) *''Agrostophyllum papuanum'' (Papua New Guinea). *''Agrostophyllum parviflorum'' (Maluku to New Guinea). *''Agrostophyllum patentissimum'' (New Guinea). *''Agrostophyllum pelorioides'' (New Guinea). *''Agrostophyllum philippinense'' (Philippines). *''Agrostophyllum planicaule'' (Himalaya to Indo-China). *''Agrostophyllum potamophila'' : River-loving Agrostophyllum (New Guinea). *''Agrostophyllum rigidifolium'' (New Guinea). *''Agrostophyllum saccatilabium'' (Philippines). *''Agrostophyllum saccatum'' (Borneo).. *''Agrostophyllum sepikanum'' (New Guinea). *''Agrostophyllum seychellarum'' (Seychelles). *''Agrostophyllum simile'' (Sulawesi). *''Agrostophyllum spicatum'' (New Guinea). *''Agrostophyllum stenophyllum'' (New Guinea.). *''Agrostophyllum stipulatum'' (Indo-China, Malaysia to Solomon Is.) **''Agrostophyllum stipulatum'' subsp. ''bicuspidatum'' (W. Malaysia). **''Agrostophyllum stipulatum'' subsp. ''stipulatum'' (Indo-China, Malaysia to Solomon Is.) *''Agrostophyllum sumatranum'' (W. Sumatra, Borneo). *''Agrostophyllum superpositum'' (New Guinea to Solomon Is.). *''Agrostophyllum tenue'' (W. Malaysia).. *''Agrostophyllum torricellense'' (New Guinea to S. Vanuatu). *''Agrostophyllum trifidum'' (Sumatra, Borneo). *''Agrostophyllum uniflorum'' (New Guinea). *''Agrostophyllum vanhulstijnii'' (Maluku) . *''Agrostophyllum ventricosum'' (New Guinea). *''Agrostophyllum verruciferum'' (New Guinea). *''Agrostophyllum wenzelii'' (Philippines). *''Agrostophyllum zeylanicum'' (Sri Lanka). ==References== *Schuiteman, A. et al. Revision of Agrostophyllum section Appendiculopsis, with notes on the systematics of Agrostophyllum; Orchid Monographs vol. 8. 1997 *Phukan, S. 1992. The genus Agrostophyllum Bl. in India. J. Indian Bot. Soc. 71(1-4): 235-238. [[Category:Orchid genera]] [[es:Agrostophyllum]] [[pt:Agrostophyllum]]