Megastylis

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Diurideae
Subtribus: Megastylidinae
Genus: Megastylis
Overview of species (6)

M. gigas – M. latilabris – M. latissima – M. montana – M. paradoxa – M. rara
Name

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

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

Synonymy

Heterotypic
Achlydosa M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones, Orchadian 13: 439 (2002)

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

Schlechter, F.R.R. 1911. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 45: 379.
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2001. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 2: Orchidoideae (Part one); page 165 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850710-0

Links

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Megastylis. Accessed: 2021 Aug 26.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Megastylis in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Aug 26. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Megastylis in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Aug 26. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. Megastylis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Aug 26. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Megastylis. Published online. Accessed: 26 Aug 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Megastylis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 Aug 2021.

Vernacular names

кырык мары: Мегастилис

Megastylis is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 6 known species, all native to Vanuatu and New Caledonia.[1]

Megastylis gigas (Rchb.f.) Schltr.
Megastylis latilabris (Schltr.) Schltr.
Megastylis latissima (Schltr.) Schltr.
Megastylis montana (Schltr.) Schltr.
Megastylis paradoxa (Kraenzl.) N.Hallé
Megastylis rara (Schltr.) Schltr.