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)

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, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

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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