Eurycentrum Explained

Eurycentrum is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 7 known species, native to New Guinea and to certain islands of the Pacific.^[1]

1. Eurycentrum amblyoceras Schltr. - New Guinea
2. Eurycentrum atroviride J.J.Sm. - New Guinea
3. Eurycentrum fragrans Schltr. - New Guinea
4. Eurycentrum goodyeroides Ridl. - New Guinea
5. Eurycentrum monticola Schltr. - New Guinea
6. Eurycentrum obscurum (Blume) Schltr. in K.M.Schumann & C.A.G.Lauterbach - New Guinea
7. Eurycentrum salomonense Schltr. in K.M.Schumann & C.A.G.Lauterbach - Solomons, Vanuatu, Santa Cruz Islands

See also

• List of Orchidaceae genera

References

• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (1999). Genera Orchidacearum 1. Oxford Univ. Press.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2001). Genera Orchidacearum 2. Oxford Univ. Press.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3. Oxford Univ. Press
• Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=82932 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families