Arachnis Blume, Bijdr. (1825) 365
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Vandeae
Subtribe: Aeridinae
Synonyms: Arachnanthe Blume
A genus of 13 species; 9 species in Malesia.
Distribution: Southeast Asia, Malesia, east to the Solomon Islands
Tan, K.W. 1975. Taxonomy
of Arachnis, Armodorum, Esmeralda and Dimorphorchis,
Part I. Selbyana 1: 1-15. Tan, K.W. 1976. Taxonomy of Arachnis, Armodorum, Esmeralda and Dimorphorchis, Part II. Selbyana 1: 365-373. |
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Arachnis longisepala (J.J.Wood) Shim & A.L.Lamb, from Borneo, Sabah | Arachnis celebica (Schltr.) J.J.Sm., from Sulawesi | Arachnis vanmullemii J.J.Sm., drawing by J.J. Smith and Natadipoera |
last updated: 9 February 2007 by André Schuiteman