Megastylis gigas

Megastylis gigas

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Diurideae
Subtribus: Megastylidinae
Genus: Megastylis
Species: Megastylis gigas

Name

Megastylis gigas (Rchb.f.) Schltr., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 45: 379 (1911).

• Type species:

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Caladenia gigas Rchb.f., Linnaea 41: 56 (1876).
• Homotypic
  • Lyperanthus gigas (Rchb.f.) Rolfe, Orchid Rev. 13: 63 (1905).
• Heterotypic
  • Lyperanthus sarasinianus Kraenzl. in F.Sarasin & J.Roux, Nova Caledonia, Bot. 1: 78 (1914).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Pacific Southwestern Pacific New Caledonia, Vanuatu. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Schlechter, F.R.R. 1911. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 45: 379.

Additional references

• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2001. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 2: Orchidoideae (Part one); page 165 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850710-0
  

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Megastylis gigas. Accessed: 2023 Oct 2.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Megastylis gigas in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Oct 2. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Megastylis gigas. 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. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Oct 2. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Megastylis gigas. Accessed: 2 Oct 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Megastylis gigas. Published online. Accessed: 2 Oct 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Megastylis gigas. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 2 Oct 2023.

Vernacular names

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