Rhynchostylis gigantea

Rhynchostylis gigantea

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: Rhynchostylis
Species: Rhynchostylis gigantea
Subspecies: (2)
R. g. subsp. gigantea – R. g. subsp. violacea

Name

Rhynchostylis gigantea (Lindl.) Ridl., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 32: 356 (1896).

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Saccolabium giganteum Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 221 (1833).
• Homotypic
  • Gastrochilus giganteus (Lindl.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 661 (1891).
  • Anota gigantea (Lindl.) Fukuy., Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. Taiwan 34: 111 (1944).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate China Hainan. Asia-Tropical Indo-China Andaman Islands, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam. Malesia Borneo, Malaya, Philippines. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Ridley, H.N. 1896. Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 32: 356.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Rhynchostylis gigantea. Accessed: 2022 Nov 6.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Rhynchostylis gigantea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Nov 6. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Rhynchostylis gigantea. 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 Nov 6. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Rhynchostylis gigantea. Published online. Accessed: 6 Nov 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Rhynchostylis gigantea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 6 Nov 2022.

Vernacular names

हिन्दी: कोपु फूल
తెలుగు: నక్క తోక పూలుt
ไทย: ช้างกระ
Tiếng Việt: Lan ngọc điểm
中文: 海南钻喙兰
中文（简体）: 海南钻喙兰, 钻喙兰

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