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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)
134.6518 Genus Dimorphorchis Rolfe; Orchid Rev. 27: 149 (1919)
Distribution: E-Malesia. Probably to be included in Arachnis.
Species listed in database: 9
= Arachnopapua R.Rice; Introd. Austral. New Zealand Bulbophyllum Vandaceous Orchids 68 (2019)
= Lowianthus Becc.; Nelle Foreste di Borneo 531 (1902)
species :
Dimorphorchis beccarii (Rchb.f.) Kocyan & Schuit.; Phytotaxa 161(1): 64 (2014)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea, Irian Jaya); Solomon Isl.
42 NWG 43 SOL
Synonyms: hidden
= Arachnis beccarii Rchb.f.; Bot. Centralbl. 28: 343 (1886)
= Arachnis muelleri (Kraenzl.) J.J.Sm.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 2, 13: 47 (1914)
= Arachnopapua beccarii (Rchb.f.) R.Rice; Introd. Austral. New Zealand Bulbophyllum Vandaceous Orchids 68 (2019)
= Vanda muelleri Kraenzl.; Oesterr. Bot. Z. 44: 461 (1894)
= Vandopsis beccarii (Rchb.f.) J.J.Sm.; Nova Guinea 8: 122 (1909)
= Vandopsis muelleri (Kraenzl.) Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 10: 196 (1911)
variant :
var. imthurnii (Rolfe) Kocyan & Schuit.; Phytotaxa 161(1): 64 (2014)
Distribution: Bismarck Arch. (New Britain, New Ireland); Bougainville; Solomon Isl.
43 BIS SOL
Conservation Status: IUCN R
Synonyms: hidden
= Arachnis beccarii var. imthurnii (Rolfe) K.W.Tan; Taxon. Arachnis, Armodorum, Esmeralda & Dimorphorchis (Orchidac.): 82 (1974)
= Arachnis imthurnii (Rolfe) L.O.Williams; Bot. Mus. Leafl. 5: 58 (1937)
= Arachnopapua beccarii var. imthurnii (Rolfe) R.Rice; Introd. Austral. New Zealand Bulbophyllum Vandaceous Orchids 68 (2019)
= Stauropsis imthurnii Rolfe; Bot. Mag. 143: t. 8714 (1917)
= Vandopsis imthurnii (Rolfe) P.F.Hunt; Kew Bull. 24: 98 (1970)
species :
Dimorphorchis breviscapa (J.J.Sm.) Kocyan & Schuit.; Phytotaxa 161(1): 64 (2014)
Distribution: Borneo (Mt. Kinabalu, Sabah, Sarawak); New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 BOR NWG
Synonyms: hidden
= Arachnanthe breviscapa J.J.Sm.; Bull. Dépt. Agric. Indes Néerl. 22: 48 (1909)
= Arachnis breviscapa (J.J.Sm.) J.J.Sm.; Natuurk. Tijdschr. Ned.-Indië 72: 74 (1912)
= Arachnis longicaulis (Schltr.) L.O.Williams; Bot. Mus. Leafl. 5: 31 (1937)
= Arachnis longicaulis f. flavescens Valmayor & D.Tiu; Orchidiana Philipp. A-V(3): 16 (1983)
= Dimorphorchis longicaulis (Schltr.) Ormerod; Malesian Orchid J. 12: 35 (2013)
= Dimorphorchis lyonii f. flavescens (Valmayor & D.Tiu) Ormerod; Malesian Orchid J. 12: 37 (2013)
= Stauropsis breviscapa (J.J.Sm.) Rolfe; Gard. Bull. Straits Settlem. 2: 46 (1918), isonym
= Vandopsis breviscapa (J.J.Sm.) Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 10: 195 (1911)
= Vandopsis longicaulis Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 1: 973 (1913)
species :
Dimorphorchis celebica (Schltr.) Ormerod; Malesian Orchid J. 12: 35 (2013)
Distribution: Sulawesi
42 SUL
Synonyms: hidden
= Arachnis celebica (Schltr.) J.J.Sm.; Natuurk. Tijdschr. Ned.-Indië 72: 74 (1912)
= Vandopsis celebica Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 10: 195 (1911)
species :
Dimorphorchis graciliscapa (A.Lamb & Shim) P.J.Cribb; Malesian Orchid J. 2: 80 (2008)
Distribution: Borneo (Sabah)
42 BOR
Synonyms: hidden
= Dimorphorchis rossii var. graciliscapa A.Lamb & Shim; Orchids Borneo 1: 143 (1994)
species :
Dimorphorchis lowii (Lindl.) Rolfe; Orchid Rev. 27: 149 (1919)
Distribution: Borneo (Mt. Kinabalu, Sabah, Kalimantan, Sarawak)
42 BOR
Conservation Status: IUCN V (Kalimantan), E (Sarawak)
Synonyms: hidden
= Arachnanthe lowii (Lindl.) Benth. & Hook.f.; Gen. Pl. [Bentham & Hooker f.] 3: 573 (1883)
= Arachnis lowii (Lindl.) Rchb.f.; Bot. Centralbl. 28: 344 (1886)
= Lowianthus borneensis Becc.; Nelle Foreste di Borneo 531 (1902), nom. superfl.
= Renanthera lowii (Lindl.) Rchb.f.; Xenia Orchid. 1: 89 (1855)
= Vanda lowii Lindl.; Gard. Chron. 1847: 239 (1847)
= Vandopsis lowii (Lindl.) Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 10: 196 (1911)
species :
Dimorphorchis lyonii (Ames) Ormerod; Malesian Orchid J. 12: 37 (2013)
Distribution: Philippines
42 PHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Arachnis lyonii Ames; Orchidaceae [Ames] 5: 221 (1915)
species :
Dimorphorchis rohaniana (Rchb.f.) P.J.Cribb; Malesian Orchid J. 2: 87 (2008)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
Synonyms: hidden
= Arachnis rohaniana (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.; Bot. Centralbl. 28: 344 (1886)
= Dimorphorchis lowii var. rohaniana (Rchb.f.) K.W.Tan; Taxon. Arachnis, Armodorum, Esmeralda & Dimorphorchis (Orchidac.): 116 (1974)
= Renanthera rohaniana Rchb.f.; Xenia Orchid. 1: 89 (1856)
species :
Dimorphorchis rossii Fowlie; Orchid Digest 53(1): 14 (1989)
Distribution: Borneo (Sabah: Mt. Kinabalu)
42 BOR
species :
Dimorphorchis tenomensis (A.Lamb) P.J.Cribb; Malesian Orchid J. 2: 90 (2008)
Distribution: Borneo (Sabah)
42 BOR
Synonyms: hidden
= Dimorphorchis rossii var. tenomensis A.Lamb; Orchids Borneo 1: 145 (1994)
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