Mycaranthes gigantea

Mycaranthes gigantea

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Podochileae
Subtribus: Eriinae
Genus: Mycaranthes
Species: Mycaranthes gigantea

Name

Mycaranthes gigantea (Ames) Cootes & W.Suarez, Austral. Orchid Rev. 73(3): 23 (2008).

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Eria gigantea Ames, Orchidaceae 2: 192 (1908).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Tropical Malesia Philippines. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Cootes, J.E. & Suarez, W. 2008. Australian Orchid Review 73(3): 23.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Mycaranthes gigantea. Accessed: 2023 Oct 5.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Mycaranthes gigantea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Oct 5. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Mycaranthes 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. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Oct 5. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Mycaranthes gigantea. Accessed: 5 Oct 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Mycaranthes gigantea. Published online. Accessed: 5 Oct 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Mycaranthes gigantea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 5 Oct 2023.

Vernacular names

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