Tipularia
Encyclopedia
Tipularia is a genus
of temperate
terrestrial
orchids (family
Orchidaceae), comprising only three species
, one each from North America, Japan, and the Himalayas. Its name is derived from Tipula
, a genus of cranefly.
Tipularia orchids form leaves in autumn which last through the winter and wither in spring.
The two genera Anthericlis Raf.
and Plecturus Raf.
have been brought into synonymy with Tipularia.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of temperate
Temperate
In geography, temperate or tepid latitudes of the globe lie between the tropics and the polar circles. The changes in these regions between summer and winter are generally relatively moderate, rather than extreme hot or cold...
terrestrial
Terrestrial plant
A terrestrial plant is one that grows on land. Other types of plants are aquatic , epiphytic , lithophytes and aerial ....
orchids (family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Orchidaceae), comprising only three species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
, one each from North America, Japan, and the Himalayas. Its name is derived from Tipula
Tipula
Tipula is a very large insect genus in the fly family Tipulidae. They are commonly known as crane flies or Daddy Long Legs. Worldwide there are well over a thousand species....
, a genus of cranefly.
Tipularia orchids form leaves in autumn which last through the winter and wither in spring.
The two genera Anthericlis Raf.
Constantine Samuel Rafinesque-Schmaltz
Constantine Samuel Rafinesque-Schmaltz, as he is known in Europe, was a nineteenth-century polymath who made notable contributions to botany, zoology, the study of prehistoric earthworks in North America and Mesoamerican ancient linguistics.Rafinesque was eccentric, and is often portrayed as an...
and Plecturus Raf.
Constantine Samuel Rafinesque-Schmaltz
Constantine Samuel Rafinesque-Schmaltz, as he is known in Europe, was a nineteenth-century polymath who made notable contributions to botany, zoology, the study of prehistoric earthworks in North America and Mesoamerican ancient linguistics.Rafinesque was eccentric, and is often portrayed as an...
have been brought into synonymy with Tipularia.