Corybas Salisb., Parad. Lond. (1807) t. 83
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Diurideae
Subtribe: Acianthinae
Synonyms: Anzybas M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones , Calcearia Blume , Corysanthes R.Br. , Gastrosiphon (Schltr.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones , Molloybas M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones , Nematoceras Hook.f. , Singularybas Molloy, M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones
A genus of c. 120 species; c. 81 species in Malesia.
Distribution: India, Southeast Asia, Malesia, Australia, New Guinea, east to New Zealand
Dransfield, J.,
J.B. Comber, and G. Smith. 1986. A
synopsis of Corybas (Orchidaceae) in West Malesia and Asia. Kew Bull. 41:
575 - 613. Royen, P. van. 1983. The genus Corybas (Orchidaceae) in its eastern areas. Phanerogamarum Monographiae 16. J. Cramer, Vaduz. |
last updated: 9 February 2007 by André Schuiteman