Arachnis (Orchidaceae)

Arachnis flos-aeris (Typus)

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Vandeae
Subtribus: Aeridinae
Genus: Arachnis

Overview of species

A. annamensis – A. bella – A. bouffordii – A. calcarata – A. cathcartii – A. clarkei – A. flos-aeris – A. grandisepala – A. hookeriana – A. labrosa – A. limax – A. longisepala – A. senapatiana – A. siamensis – A. sulingi

Nothospecies (1)

A. × maingayi

Name

Arachnis Blume, Bijdr.: 365 (1825)

Type species: Arachnis flos-aeris (L.) Rchb.f., Bot. Centralbl. 28: 343 (1886)

Synonymy

Heterotypic
- Armodorum Breda, Gen. Sp. Orchid. Asclep. 1: t. 6 (1828)
- Arachnanthe Blume, Rumphia 4: 55 (1849)
- Arhynchium Lindl., Paxton's Fl. Gard. 1: 142 (1851)
- Esmeralda Rchb.f., Xenia Orchid. 2: 38 (1862)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Asia-Temperate
- China
  - China South-Central, Hainan, China Southeast, Tibet.
- Eastern Asia
  - Nansei-shoto †, Taiwan.
Asia-Tropical
- Indian Subcontinent
  - Assam, East Himalaya, Nepal.
- Indo-China
  - Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam.
- Malesia
  - Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Philippines, Sumatera.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDGW – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Blume, C.L. 1825. Bijdragen tot de flora van Nederlandsch Indië 8: 365.
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 6: Epidendroideae (Part three); page 139 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19964-651-7

Links

'eFloras 2009. Arachnis in Flora of China vol. 25 Orchidaceae --> pdf Arachnis

Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Arachnis in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 December 23.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Arachnis in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 December 23.

International Plant Names Index. 2018. Arachnis. Published online. Accessed 23 December 2018.

The Plant List 2013. Arachnis in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 December 23.

Tropicos.org 2018. Arachnis . Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 December 23.

Vernacular names

English: Spider and scorpion orchids
Перем Коми: Арахнис
коми: Арахнис
мокшень: Арахнис
олык марий: Арахнис
кырык мары: Арахнис
удмурт: Арахнис
中文: 蜘蛛兰属

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