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.

 

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

Malesian Orchid Genera