Arachnis flos-aeris

Arachnis flos-aeris

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
Species: Arachnis flos-aeris

Name

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

• Type species

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Epidendrum flos-aeris L., Sp. Pl.: 952 (1753).
• Homotypic
  • Limodorum flos-aeris (L.) Sw., Nova Acta Regiae Soc. Sci. Upsal. 6: 80 (1799).
  • Renanthera flos-aeris (L.) Rchb.f., Xenia Orchid. 1: 88 (1855).
  • Arachnanthe flos-aeris (L.) J.J.Sm., Orch. Java: 584 (1905).
• Heterotypic
  • Aerides arachnites Sw., J. Bot. (Schrader) 1799(2): 233 (1800).
  • Aerides matutina Willd., Sp. Pl. 4: 131 (1805).
  • Arachnis moschifera Blume, Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 366 (1825).
  • Renanthera arachnites (Sw.) Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 217 (1833).
  • Arachnanthe moschifera (Blume) Blume, Rumphia 4: 55 (1849).
  • Epidendrum aerosanthum St.-Lag., Ann. Soc. Bot. Lyon 7: 69 (1880).
  • Renanthera moschifera (Blume) Knuth, Handb. Blutenb. 3: 214 (1904).
  • Arachnis flos-aeris var. gracilis Holttum, Malayan Orchid Rev. 2: 65 (1935).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Tropical Indo-China Cambodia, Thailand. 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

• Reichenbach, H.G. 1886. Botanisches Centralblatt 28: 343.

Additional references

• 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

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Arachnis flos-aeris. Accessed: 2022 Oct 17.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Arachnis flos-aeris 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 flos-aeris. 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 flos-aeris. Published online. Accessed: 17 Oct 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Arachnis flos-aeris. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 Oct 2022.

Vernacular names

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