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Ver. 19.2
April 17th, 2024

131.0000 Family Orchidaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl.: 64 (1789), nom. cons.
over 800 genera, more than 30.000 spp. worldwide, mostly tropical
Species listed in database: 30483; hybrids: 1409
= 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., ser. 4, sect. B Adansonia 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)
131.4457 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 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.; Nov. Caled. 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.; Lecomte, Notul. Syst. 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. Nat. Ges. Zürich 74: 66 (1929)
= Lyperanthus latissimus Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 39: 45 (1906)
= Lyperanthus vieillardii Kraenzl.; Lecomte, Notul. Syst. 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; Act. Hort. Gothoburg. 18: 262 (1950)
species :
Megastylis paradoxa (Kraenzl.) N.Hallé; Fl. Nouv. Caled. & Depend. 8: 504 (1977)
Distribution: New Caledonia (south)
60 NWC
Conservation Status: IUCN E
Synonyms: hidden
= Lyperanthus humboldtianus Guillaumin; Mem. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris, Ser. Bot. 4: 76 (1953)
= Phajus paradoxus Kraenzl.; Vierteljahrsschr. Nat. 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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A complete, synonymic checklist of the Higher Plants of the World


Version 19.2 (April 17th, 2024)

Covering 354,696 accepted species,
8,644 hybrids, 47,758 accepted infraspecific taxa and 996,379 synonyms,
in total 1,407,477* names

[*about 25,000 dubious, "unplaced" names and about 4,000 invalid names (Art. 24.3) like "typicus" are deliberately omitted]


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