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134.0000 Family Orchidaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 64 (1789), nom. cons.
over 800 genera, more than 30.000 spp. worldwide, mostly tropical
Species listed in database: 30563; hybrids: 1461
= Apostasiaceae Lindl.; Nix. Pl. 22 (1833), nom. cons.
= Cypripediaceae Lindl.; Nix. Pl. 22 (1833)
= Limodoraceae Horan.; Char. Ess. Fam. 44 (1847)
= Liparidaceae Vines; Stud. Text-book Bot. 2: 567 (1895)
= Neottiaceae Horan.; Prim. Lin. Syst. Nat. 50 (1834)
= Neuwiediaceae R.Dahlgren ex Reveal & Hoogland; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia, Sér. 4, 13: 91 (1991)
= Ophrydaceae Vines; Stud. Text-book Bot. 2: 566 (1895)
= Pycnanthaceae Ravenna; Onira 12(6): 29 (2011)
= Vanillaceae Lindl.; Key Bot. 73 (1835)
134.4457 Genus Megastylis (Schltr.) Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 45: 379 (1911)
Distribution: New Caledonia, 1 to Vanuatu
Species listed in database: 6
= Lyperanthus sect.Megastylis Schltr.; Orchideen [Schlechter] 93 (1914)
species :
Megastylis gigas (Rchb.f.) Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 45: 379 (1911)
Distribution: New Caledonia (widespread); Vanuatu
60 NWC VAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Caladenia gigas Rchb.f.; Linnaea 41: 56 (1876)
= Lyperanthus gigas (Rchb.f.) Schltr.; Orchid Rev. 63 (1905)
= Lyperanthus sarasinianus Kraenzl.; Nova Caledonia, Bot. 1: 78 (1914)
species :
Megastylis latilabris (Schltr.) Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 45: 379 (1911)
Distribution: New Caledonia (south)
60 NWC
Synonyms: hidden
= Dipodium viridescens Kraenzl.; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 4: 136 (1928)
= Lyperanthus latilabris Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 39: 44 (1906)
species :
Megastylis latissimus (Schltr.) Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 45: 379 (1911)
Distribution: New Caledonia (south)
60 NWC
Conservation Status: IUCN E
Synonyms: hidden
= Cyrtopodium neocaledonicum Rchb.f.
= Lyperanthus daenikerianus Kraenzl.; Vierteljahrsschr. Naturf. Ges. Zürich 74: 66 (1929)
= Lyperanthus latissimus Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 39: 45 (1906)
= Lyperanthus vieillardii Kraenzl.; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 4: 139 (1928)
species :
Megastylis montana (Schltr.) Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 45: 379 (1911)
Distribution: New Caledonia (south and northeast)
60 NWC
Synonyms: hidden
= Lyperanthus montanus Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 39: 45 (1906)
= Lyperanthus montis-fontium Guillaumin; Acta Horti Gothob. 18: 262 (1950)
species :
Megastylis paradoxa (Kraenzl.) N.Hallé; Fl. Nouv.-Calédonie & Dépend. 8: 504 (1977)
Distribution: New Caledonia (south)
60 NWC
Conservation Status: IUCN E
Synonyms: hidden
= Lyperanthus humboldtianus Guillaumin; Mém. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., Ser. B, Bot. 4: 76 (1953)
= Phajus paradoxus Kraenzl.; Vierteljahrsschr. Naturf. Ges. Zürich 74: 77 (1929)
species :
Megastylis rara (Schltr.) Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 45: 379 (1911)
Distribution: New Caledonia (south and central)
60 NWC
Synonyms: hidden
= Lyperanthus rarus Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 39: 46 (1906)
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Covering 356,645 accepted species,
8,788 hybrids, 48,065 accepted infraspecific taxa and 1,003,237 synonyms,
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