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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: 30557; hybrids: 1460
= 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)
134.6301 Genus Acanthophippium Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 353 (1825)
Distribution: Tropical Asia from Himalayas, India, and Sri Lanka through Myanmar to S-China and Japan, Malesia to New Guinea, Pacific to Wallis & Futuna Isl.
Species listed in database: 13
= Tainiopsis Hayata; Icon. Pl. Formosan. 4: 63 (1914)
species :
Acanthophippium bicolor Lindl.; Edwards´s Bot. Reg. 20: 1730 (1835)
Distribution: India (Karnataka, Kerala, Odisha, Tamil Nadu); Sri Lanka
40 IND SRL
species :
Acanthophippium chrysoglossum Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 45(Beibl. 104): 28 (1911)
Distribution: Sumatra
42 SUM
Remarks: status doubtful, insufficiently known, type destroyed
species :
Acanthophippium curtisii Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 15: 169 (1881)
Distribution: Borneo (Sarawak)
42 BOR
species :
Acanthophippium eburneum Kraenzl.; Gard. Chron., Ser. 3, 1896(II): 266 (1896)
Distribution: Sumatra; Borneo (Sarawak)
42 BOR SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Acanthophippium lycaste Ridl.; Sarawak Mus. J. 1: No. 2, 35 (1912)
species :
Acanthophippium gougahense (Guillaumin) Seidenf.; Contr. Rev. Orchid Fl. Cambodia Laos Vietnam 4 (1975)
Distribution: China (Guangdong); Thailand; S-Vietnam
36 CHI 41 THA VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Acanthophippium odoratum Aver.; Opred. Orkhid. V´etnama 112 (1994)
= Acanthophippium thailandica Seidenf.; Bot. Tidsskr. 66(4): 335 (1971)
= Calanthe gougahensis Guillaumin; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., Sér. 2, 26: 537 (1954)
species :
Acanthophippium javanicum Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 354 (1825)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia (Penang Isl., Pahan, Negeri Sembilan); Sumatra; Borneo (Mt. Kinabalu, Sabah, Sarawak); Java; Lesser Sunda Isl. (Flores)
42 BOR JAW LSI MLY SUM
species :
Acanthophippium lilacinum J.J.Wood & C.L.Chan; Orchids Borneo 1: 53 (1994)
Distribution: Borneo (Mt. Kinabalu, Sabah)
42 BOR
species :
Acanthophippium mantinianum L.Linden & Cogn.; J. Orchidées 7: 138 (1896)
Distribution: Philippines
42 PHI
species :
Acanthophippium parviflorum Hassk.; Cat. Hort. Bot. Bogor. [Hasskarl] 43 (1844)
Distribution: Sumatra; Java
42 JAW SUM
species :
Acanthophippium pictum Fukuy.; Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 49: 666 (1935)
Distribution: Ryukyu Isl. (Sakishima); Taiwan (Lan Yu Isl.)
38 NNS TAI
Synonyms: hidden
= Acanthophippium sylhetense var. pictum (Fukuy.) T.Hashim.; Ann. Tsukuba Bot. Gard. 3: 11 (1985)
species :
Acanthophippium splendidum J.J.Sm.; Natuurk. Tijdschr. Ned.-Indië 58: 360 (1898)
Distribution: Sulawesi; Moluccas (Ambon); New Guinea (Papua New Guinea, Irian Jaya); Solomon Isl.; New Caledonia (scattered and rare); Vanuatu; Tonga; Fiji; Wallis & Futuna (Futuna Isl.); American Samoa (Ta´u)
42 MOL NWG SUL 43 SOL 60 ASA FIJ NWC TON VAN WAL
Synonyms: hidden
= Acanthophippium papuanum Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 1: 371 (1912)
= Acanthophippium vitiense L.O.Williams; Amer. Orchid Soc. Bull. 10: 169 (1941)
species :
Acanthophippium striatum Lindl.; Edwards´s Bot. Reg. 24(Misc.): 41 (1838)
Distribution: China (S-Fujian, SW-Guangxi, S- & SE-Yunnan); Taiwan; India (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Sikkim, West Bengal); Thailand; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia (Pahan); Java; Lesser Sunda Isl.
36 CHI 38 TAI 40 IND 41 THA VIE 42 JAW LSI MLY
Synonyms: hidden
= Acanthophippium simplex Aver.; Opred. Orkhid. V´etnama 109 (1994)
= Acanthophippium sinense Rolfe; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 142 (1913)
= Acanthophippium unguiculatum (Hayata) Fukuy.; Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 48: 301 (1934)
= Tainia unguiculata Hayata; Icon. Pl. Formosan. 4: 61 (1914)
species :
Acanthophippium sylhetense Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 177 (1833)
Distribution: China (S-Yunnan); Japan (Yakushima Isl.); Ryukyu Isl. (Okinawa, Ishigakijima, Iriomote, Yonaguni); Taiwan; India (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Sikkim, West Bengal); Bangladesh; Myanmar (Chin, Kachin, Magway, Mon, Sagaing, Shan); Thailand; peninsular Malaysia (Pahan); Philippines
36 CHI 38 JAP NNS TAI 40 BAN IND 41 MYA THA 42 MLY PHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Acanthophippium curtisii var. albidum L.Linden; Lindenia 13: t. 619 (1898)
= Acanthophippium ringiflorum Griff.; Not. Pl. Asiat. 3: 347 (1851)
= Acanthophippium yamamotoi Hayata; Icon. Pl. Formosan. 6: 73 (1916)
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