Arachnis hookeriana

Arachnis hookeriana
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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 hookeriana

Name

Arachnis hookeriana (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f., Bot. Centralbl. 28: 343 (1886).

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Renanthera hookeriana Rchb.f., Xenia Orchid. 2: 42 (1862).
• Heterotypic
  • Arachnanthe alba Ridl., Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 3: 369 (1893).
  • Renanthera alba (Ridl.) Ridl., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 32: 353 (1896).
  • Arachnis alba (Ridl.) Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 10: 197 (1911).
  • Stauropsis canniformis Guillaumin, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 77: 326 (1930).
  • Arachnis canniformis (Guillaumin) Tang & F.T.Wang, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 1: 96 (1951).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Tropical Indo-China Vietnam. Malesia Borneo, Peninsular Malysia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Rchb.f. 1886. Botanisches Centralblatt 28: 343.
• Schlechter, F.R.R. 1911. Zur Kenntnis der Orchidaceen von Celebes III. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis 10: 177–212. BHL. Reference page. 

Links

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

Vernacular names

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