Pteroceras


Pteroceras is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to China, the Indian subcontinent, and Southeast Asia.

Accepted Species

Species accepted as of May 2022:
  • Pteroceras asperatum P.F.Hunt - Yunnan
  • Pteroceras biserratum Holttum - Borneo, Malaysia, Sumatra
  • Pteroceras compressum Holttum - Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Thailand
  • Pteroceras dalaputtuwa Priyadarshana et al. - Sri Lanka
  • Pteroceras erosulum H.A.Pedersen - Sabah
  • Pteroceras fragrans Garay - Borneo
  • Pteroceras fraternum Bakh.f. - Sumatra, Java
  • Pteroceras hirsutum Holttum - Borneo, Malaysia, Sumatra
  • Pteroceras indicum Punekar - Karnataka
  • Pteroceras johorense Holttum - Johor
  • Pteroceras leopardinum Seidenf. & Smitinand - Yunnan, India, Indochina, Borneo, Philippines, Sumatra
  • Pteroceras longicalcareum Garay - Philippines
  • Pteroceras monsooniae Sasidh. & Sujanapal - Kerala
  • Pteroceras muluense Schuit. & de Vogel - Sabah, Sarawak
  • Pteroceras muriculatum P.F.Hunt - Andaman Islands
  • Pteroceras nabawanense J.J.Wood & A.L.Lamb - Sabah
  • Pteroceras philippinense Garay - Philippines
  • Pteroceras spathibrachiatum Garay - Sabah
  • Pteroceras teres Holttum - Assam, Nepal, Bhutan, India, Bangladesh, Indochina, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines
  • Pteroceras violaceum Holttum - Pahang
  • Pteroceras viridiflorum Holttum - India, Sri Lanka
  • Pteroceras vriesii Garay - Borneo

Formerly included species

Many recently excluded species have been transferred to the genus Brachypeza. One recent transfer has been made to the genus Grosourdya.
  • Pteroceras cladostachyum H.A.Pedersen of Borneo, Malaysia, Java, Sulawesi and the Philippines is now a synonym of Brachypeza cladostachya Kocyan & Schuit.
  • Pteroceras decipiens Bakh.f. of Java and Bali is now a synonym of Grosourdya decipiens Kocyan & Schuit.
  • Pteroceras pallidum Holttum of Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines is now a synonym of Brachypeza pallida Kocyan & Schuit.
  • Pteroceras semiteretifolium H.A.Pedersen of Vietnam is now a synonym of Brachypeza semiteretifolia Kocyan & Schuit.
  • Pteroceras simondianum Aver. of Vietnam is now a synonym of Brachypeza simondiana Kocyan & Schuit.
  • Pteroceras unguiculatum H.A.Pedersen of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines is now a synonym of Brachypeza unguiculata Kocyan & Schuit.