Megastylis gigas

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Diurideae
Subtribus: Megastylidinae
Genus: Megastylis
Species: Megastylis gigas

Name

Megastylis gigas (Rchb.f.) Schltr., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 45: 379 (1911)

  • Type species:

Synonymy

  • Basionym
    • Caladenia gigas Rchb.f., Linnaea 41: 56 (1876)
  • Homotypic
    • Lyperanthus gigas (Rchb.f.) Rolfe, Orchid Rev. 13: 63 (1905)
  • Heterotypic
    • Lyperanthus sarasinianus Kraenzl. in F.Sarasin & J.Roux, Nova Caledonia, Bot. 1: 78 (1914)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Pacific
    • Southwestern Pacific
      • New Caledonia, Vanuatu.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Vernacular names

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