Arachnis (Orchidaceae)

Arachnis flos-aeris
Typus of Arachnis

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 (15)

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 

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Unresolved names: A. seramensis

Name

Arachnis Blume, Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 8: 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. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Blume, C.L. 1826 ["1825"]. Bijdragen tot de flora van Nederlandsch Indië. 8de Stuk. Pp. 356–434. Ter Lands Drukkerij, Batavia. BHL Reference page. 
• 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
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Arachnis. Accessed: 2022 Oct 17.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Arachnis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Oct 17. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Arachnis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Oct 17. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Arachnis. Published online. Accessed: 17 Oct 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Arachnis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 Oct 2022.

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
中文（简体）: 蜘蛛兰属

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