Pterostylis valida (Nicholls) D.L.Jones, 1994
Robust greenhood orchid, Robust greenhood
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Considered a synonym of P. excelsa by (Humphreys et al., 2019).
Conservation Status
Last record: 1941
Rediscovered in 2009
Distribution
Victoria, Australia
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Jones, D. L. (1994). Muelleria 8(2): 191.
Other references:
Hnatiuk, R.J. (1990). Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series 11: 1-650.
Humphreys, Aelys M., Govaerts, Rafaël, Ficinski, Sarah Z., Lughadha, Eimear Nic and Vorontsova, Maria S. (2019). Global dataset shows geography and life form predict modern plant extinction and rediscovery. Nature Ecology & Evolution 3: 1043-1047. [Abstract] [Supplementary Dataset 1]
POWO. 2018. Plants of the World online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://e-monocot.org/.
Walter, Kerry S. and Gillett, Harriet J. (eds.). (1998). 1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants. Compiled by the World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Gland, Switzerland & Cambridge, UK: IUCN – The World Conservation Union. lxiv + 862 pp.
http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/blogs/ag-blog/2010/12/extinct-orchid-found-after-70-years/
http://www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au/story/1901200/extinct-orchid-flowers-at-inglewood/?cs=3380