North, M., Paintings
Paintings M. North

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t. 585

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cited non-linnean name:
Scorpion Orchid cultivated at Singapore

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binominal name:
Arachnanthe moschifera (Blume) Blume
binominal name (basionym):
Arachnis moschifera Blume
name recognized:
Arachnis flos-aeris (L.) Rchb.f.
name recognized (basionym):
Epidendrum flos-aeris L.

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drawing: M. North

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family: Orchidaceae
subfamily: Epidendroideae
tribe: Vandeae
subtribe: Sarcanthinae

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epithet cited: moschiferus,-a,-um

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epithet recognized: flos-aeris,-is,-e

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link to this page:
https://www.plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=329818

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synonyms:

homotypic synonyms:
Arachnanthe flos-aeris (L.) J.J. Sm.; Epidendrum flos-aeris L.; Limodorum flos-aeris (L.) Sw.; Renanthera flos-aeris (L.) Rchb.f.;