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Ver. 25.03
Mar. 6th, 2025

134.0000 Family Orchidaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 64 (1789), nom. cons.
over 800 genera, more than 30.000 spp. worldwide, mostly tropical
Species listed in database: 30538; hybrids: 1461
= Apostasiaceae Lindl.; Nix. Pl. 22 (1833), nom. cons.
= Cypripediaceae Lindl.; Nix. Pl. 22 (1833)
= Limodoraceae Horan.; Char. Ess. Fam. 44 (1847)
= Liparidaceae Vines; Stud. Text-book Bot. 2: 567 (1895)
= Neottiaceae Horan.; Prim. Lin. Syst. Nat. 50 (1834)
= Neuwiediaceae R.Dahlgren ex Reveal & Hoogland; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia, Sér. 4, 13: 91 (1991)
= Ophrydaceae Vines; Stud. Text-book Bot. 2: 566 (1895)
= Pycnanthaceae Ravenna; Onira 12(6): 29 (2011)
= Vanillaceae Lindl.; Key Bot. 73 (1835)
134.6215 Genus Mycaranthes Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 352, t. 57 (1825)
Distribution: Tropical Asia. Separation from Eria s. l. supported by molecular results.
Species listed in database: 37
species :
Mycaranthes anceps (Leav.) Cootes & W.Suarez; Austral. Orchid Rev. 73(3): 23 (2008)
Distribution: Philippines
42 PHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Eria anceps Leav.; Philipp. J. Sci., C 4: 219, 237 (1909)
species :
Mycaranthes angustifolia (Ridl. ex Stapf) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 186(2): 196 (2018)
Distribution: Borneo (Sabah: Mt. Kinabalu)
42 BOR
Synonyms: hidden
= Eria angustifolia Ridl.; Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 4: 237 (1894)
species :
Mycaranthes brevicaulis (Seidenf.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 186(2): 196 (2018)
Distribution: peninsular Thailand
41 THA
Synonyms: hidden
= Eria brevicaulis Seidenf.; Opera Bot. 62: 71 (1982)
species :
Mycaranthes candoonensis (Ames) Cootes & W.Suarez; Austral. Orchid Rev. 73(3): 23 (2008)
Distribution: Philippines (Mindanao)
42 PHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Eria candoonensis Ames; Orchidaceae [Ames] 7: 101 (1922)
species :
Mycaranthes citrina (Ridl.) Rauschert; Feddes Repert. 94 (7­8): 455 (1983)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia (Trengganu, Perak, Pahan, Selangor); Borneo (Sabah, Sarawak); Palawan
42 BOR MLY PLW
Synonyms: hidden
= Eria citrina Ridl.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 204 (1924)
species :
Mycaranthes clemensiae (Leav.) Cootes & W.Suarez; Austral. Orchid Rev. 73(3): 23 (2008)
Distribution: peninsular Thailand; peninsular Malaysia; Philippines
41 THA 42 MLY PHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Eria clemensiae Leav.; Philipp. J. Sci., C 4: 220, 238 (1909)
species :
Mycaranthes crucigera (Ridl.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 186(2): 196 (2018)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
Synonyms: hidden
= Eria crucigera Ridl.; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 31: 280 (1896)
species :
Mycaranthes davaensis (Ames) Cootes & W.Suarez; Austral. Orchid Rev. 73(3): 23 (2008)
Distribution: Philippines (Mindanao)
42 PHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Eria davaensis Ames; Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 5: 1575 (1912)
species :
Mycaranthes depauperata J.J.Wood; Malesian Orchid J. 1: 144 (2008)
Distribution: Borneo (Sabah)
42 BOR
species :
Mycaranthes farinosa (Ames & C.Schweinf.) J.J.Wood; Orchids Mount Kinabalu 2: 412 (2011)
Distribution: Borneo (Mt. Kinabalu, Sabah)
42 BOR
Synonyms: hidden
= Eria farinosa Ames & C.Schweinf.; Orchidaceae [Ames] 6: 122 (1920)
species :
Mycaranthes floribunda (D.Don) S.C.Chen & J.J.Wood; Fl. China 25: 348 (2009)
Distribution: China (S-Yunnan); Nepal; Bhutan; India (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Sikkim, West Bengal); Bangladesh; Myanmar (Kachin, Sagaing, Mandalay, Taninthayi); Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam; Borneo; Brunei
36 CHI 40 BAN BHU IND NEP 41 CBD LAO MYA THA VIE 42 BOR BRN
Synonyms: hidden
= Callista floribunda (D.Don) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 654 (1891)
= Dendrobium floribundum D.Don; Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 34 (1825)
= Eria paniculata Lindl.; [Numer. List [Wallich] 54, no. 1971 (1829), nomen] in Pl. Asiat. Rar. [Wallich] 1: 32, t. 36 (1830)
= Mycaranthes paniculata (Lindl.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 186(2): 196 (2018)
= Pinalia paniculata (Lindl. ex Wall.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 679 (1891)
species :
Mycaranthes forbesiana (Kraenzl.) Rauschert; Feddes Repert. 94 (7­8): 455 (1983)
Distribution: Sumatra
42 SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Eria forbesiana Kraenzl.; Pflanzenr. [Engler], IV.50, II B 21, Heft 50 (Orch.-Dendrob. 2): 128 (1911)
species :
Mycaranthes gigantea (Ames) Cootes & W.Suarez; Austral. Orchid Rev. 73(3): 23 (2008)
Distribution: Philippines
42 PHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Eria gigantea Ames; Orchidaceae [Ames] 2: 192 (1908)
species :
Mycaranthes hawkesii (A.H.Heller) Rauschert; Feddes Repert. 94 (7­8): 455 (1983)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
Synonyms: hidden
= Eria bifalcis Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 1: 670 (1912) [non Lindl. 1859]
= Eria bifalcis var. subnormalis Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 1: 670 (1912)
= Eria hawkesii A.H.Heller; Lloydia 20: 130 (1957)
= Eria hawkesii var. subnormalis (Schltr.) A.D.Hawkes & A.H.Heller; Lloydia 20: 131 (1957)
= Mycaranthes bifalcis (Schltr.) Brieger; Orchideen [Schlechter], ed. 3, Bd. I: 662 (1981)
species :
Mycaranthes lamellata (Ames) Cootes & W.Suarez; Austral. Orchid Rev. 73(3): 23 (2008)
Distribution: Philippines (Mindanao)
42 PHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Eria lamellata Ames; Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 5: 1576 (1912)
species :
Mycaranthes latifolia Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 352, t. 353 (1825)
Distribution: peninsular Thailand; peninsular Malaysia; Sumatra; Borneo (Mt. Kinabalu, Sabah); Sulawesi; Java; Lesser Sunda Isl. (Bali)
41 THA 42 BOR JAW LSI MLY SUL SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Eria bidens Ridl.; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 32: 289 (1896)
= Eria iridifolia Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 5: 790 (1890), et Hooker´s Icon. Pl. 21: t. 2067 (1891)
= Eria latifolia Rchb.f.; Bonplandia (Hannover) 5: 55 (1857), nom. illeg.
= Eria longispica Rolfe; Bot. Mag. 133: t. 8171 (1907)
= Eria validissima Kraenzl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 44: Beibl. 101, 27 (1910)
= Pinalia iridifolia (Hook.f.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 679 (1891)
= Pinalia latifolia (Blume) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 679 (1891)
species :
Mycaranthes leonardoi Ferreras & W.Suarez; Austral. Orchid Rev. 74(6): 36 (2009)
Distribution: Philippines
42 PHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Eria leonardoi (Ferreras & W.Suarez) Pfahl; Internet Orchid Sp. Photo Encycl. Nomencl. Notes 3/09/15 (2015)
species :
Mycaranthes leucotricha (Schltr.) Rauschert; Feddes Repert. 94 (7­8): 456 (1983)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea, Irian Jaya)
42 NWG
Synonyms: hidden
= Eria leucotricha Schltr.; Nachtr. Fl. Schutzgeb. Südsee [Schumann & Lauterbach] 180 (1905)
species :
Mycaranthes lobata Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 352, t. 352 (1825)
Distribution: Sumatra; Borneo; Java
42 BOR JAW SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Cymbidium parviflorum Reinw. ex Lindl.; J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 3: 55 (1858)
= Eria lobata (Blume) Rchb.f.; Bonplandia (Hannover) 5: 55 (1857)
= Eria reinwardtii Lindl.; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 3: 55 (1859)
= Pinalia lobata (Blume) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 679 (1891)
= Pinalia reinwardtii (Lindl.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 679 (1891)
species :
Mycaranthes longibracteata (Leav.) Cootes & W.Suarez; Austral. Orchid Rev. 73(3): 23 (2008)
Distribution: Philippines
42 PHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Eria longibracteata Leav.; Philipp. J. Sci., C 4: 219, 238 (1909)
species :
Mycaranthes magnicallosa (Ames & C.Schweinf.) J.J.Wood; Orchids Mount Kinabalu 2: 414 (2011)
Distribution: Borneo (Mt. Kinabalu, Sabah); Brunei
42 BOR BRN
Synonyms: hidden
= Eria magnicallosa Ames & C.Schweinf.; Orchidaceae [Ames] 6: 129 (1920)
species :
Mycaranthes melaleuca (Ridl.) J.J.Wood; Malesian Orchid J. 08: 37 (2011)
Distribution: Borneo; Brunei
42 BOR BRN
Synonyms: hidden
= Eria melaleuca Ridl.; Sarawak Mus. J. 1: No. 2, 33 (1912)
species :
Mycaranthes meliganensis J.J.Wood; Malesian Orchid J. 8: 20 (2011)
Distribution: Borneo (Sabah)
42 BOR
species :
Mycaranthes mindanaensis (Ames) Cootes & W.Suarez; Austral. Orchid Rev. 73(3): 23 (2008)
Distribution: Philippines (Sibuyan)
42 PHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Eria mindanaensis Ames; Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 5: 1577 (1912)
species :
Mycaranthes monostachya (Lindl.) Rauschert; Feddes Repert. 94 (7­8): 456 (1983)
Distribution: Sumatra; Java; Lesser Sunda Isl. (Bali)
42 JAW LSI SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Eria monostachya Lindl.; J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 3: 55 (1858)
= Eria monostachya var. canaliculata J.J.Sm.
= Eria monostachya var. grandiflora J.J.Sm.
= Eria monostachya var. pleiostachya Beck; Sitzungsber. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss., Math.-Naturwiss. Cl., Abt. 1 123: 1035 (1914)
= Eria paniculata Rchb.f. ex Lindl.; J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 3: 55 (1858), nom. inval.
= Pinalia monostachya (Lindl.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 679 (1891)
species :
Mycaranthes nieuwenhuisii (J.J.Sm.) Rauschert; Feddes Repert. 94 (7­8): 456 (1983)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
Synonyms: hidden
= Eria nieuwenhuisii J.J.Sm.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 3, 2: 51 (1920)
species :
Mycaranthes obliqua Lindl.; Edwards´s Bot. Reg. 26(Misc.): 77 (1840)
Distribution: S-peninsular Malaysia; +Singapore; Sumatra (incl. Bangka Isl.); Borneo (Mt. Kinabalu, Sabah, Sarawak)
42 BOR MLY SNG SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Eria obliqua (Lindl.) Lindl.; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 3: 55 (1859), Rchb.f. in Ann. Bot. Syst. [Walpers] 6: 271
= Eria polystachyoides Ridl. ex Kraenzl.; Pflanzenr. [Engler], IV.50, II B 21, Heft 50 (Orch.-Dendrob. 2): 122 (1911)
= Pinalia obliqua (Lindl.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 679 (1891)
species :
Mycaranthes oblitterata Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 352 (1825)
Distribution: Myanmar (Kachin); Thailand (SE- & peninsular Thailand); Cambodia; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia; Sumatra; Borneo (Mt. Kinabalu, Sabah, Kalimantan, Sarawak); Philippines; Java; Lesser Sunda Isl. (Bali, East Timor); Moluccas
41 CBD MYA THA VIE 42 BOR JAW LSI MLY MOL PHI SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Eria callosa M.R.Hend.; J. Fed. Malay States Mus. 13: 225 (1927)
= Eria javensis Zoll. & Moritzi; Syst. Verz. Ind. Archip. [Zollinger] 86 (1846)
= Eria kingii Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 5: 790 (1890), nom. illeg., et Hooker´s Icon. Pl. t. 2067 (1891)
= Eria larutensis Ridl.; J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 82: 198 (1920), et Fl. Malay Penins. 4: 86 (1924)
= Eria major Ridl. ex Stapf; Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot., Ser. 2, 4: 237 (1894)
= Eria obliqua (Blume) Rchb.f.; Bonplandia (Hannover) 5: 55 (1857)
= Eria oblitterata (Blume) Rchb.f.; Bonplandia (Hannover) 5: 55 (1857) (obliterata?)
= Eria ridleyi Rolfe; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 42: 150 (1914)
= Eria sclerophylla Lindl.; J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 3: 56 (1858)
= Eria scortechinii Stapf; Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 4: 237 (1894), nom. illeg.
= Eria tahanensis Ridl.; J. Fed. Malay States Mus. 6: 177 (1915)
= Eria tomentella Rchb.f.; Ann. Bot. Syst. [Walpers] 6: 271 (1861)
= Mycaranthes abbreviata Blume ex Kraenzl.; Pflanzenr. [Engler], IV.50, II B 21, Heft 50 (Orch.-Dendrob. 2): 42 (1911)
= Mycaranthes major (Ridl. ex Stapf) J.J.Wood; Orchids Mount Kinabalu 2: 414 (2011)
= Mycaranthes ridleyi (Rolfe) Rauschert; Feddes Repert. 94 (7­8): 456 (1983)
= Pinalia javensis (Zoll. & Moritzi) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 678 (1891)
= Pinalia kingii (Hook.f.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 679 (1891)
= Pinalia oblitterata (Blume) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 678 (1891)
= Pinalia sclerophylla (Lindl.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 679 (1891)
species :
Mycaranthes padangensis (Schltr.) Brieger; Orchideen [Schlechter], ed. 3, Bd. I: 662 (1981)
Distribution: Sumatra
42 SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Eria padangensis Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 45: Beibl. 104, 38 (1911)
species :
Mycaranthes rhinoceros (Ridl.) Rauschert; Feddes Repert. 94 (7­8): 456 (1983)
Distribution: Sumatra
42 SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Eria rhinoceros Ridl.; J. Fed. Malay States Mus. 8(4): 99 (1917), et J. Bot. 63: Suppl. 116 (1925)
species :
Mycaranthes schistoloba (Schltr.) Rauschert; Feddes Repert. 94 (7­8): 456 (1983)
Distribution: Sumatra
42 SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Eria schistoloba Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 45: Beibl. 38 (1911)
species :
Mycaranthes sonkaris (Rchb.f.) Rauschert; Feddes Repert. 94 (7­8): 456 (1983)
Distribution: Sumatra; Borneo; Lesser Sunda Isl. (Sumbawa)
42 BOR LSI SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Eria sonkaris Rchb.f.; Bonplandia (Hannover) 5: 55 (1857)
= Pinalia sonkaris (Rchb.f.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 679 (1891)
species :
Mycaranthes stenophylla (Schltr.) Rauschert; Feddes Repert. 94 (7­8): 456 (1983)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
Synonyms: hidden
= Eria stenophylla Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 1: 669 (1912)
= Eria stenophylla var. homoglossa Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 1: 669 (1912)
species :
Mycaranthes tjadasmalangensis (J.J.Sm.) Rauschert; Feddes Repert. 94 (7­8): 456 (1983)
Distribution: Sumatra; Java
42 JAW SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Eria tjadasmalangensis J.J.Sm.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 2, 26: 43 (1918)
species :
Mycaranthes tricuspidata (Rolfe) Rauschert; Feddes Repert. 94 (7­8): 456 (1983)
Distribution: Sulawesi
42 SUL
Synonyms: hidden
= Eria tricuspidata Rolfe; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1899: 128 (1899)
= Eria vanvuurenii J.J.Sm.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 2, 25: 61 (1917)
= Mycaranthes vanvuurenii (J.J.Sm.) Rauschert; Feddes Repert. 94 (7­8): 456 (1983)
species :
Mycaranthes vanoverberghii (Ames) Cootes, D.P.Banks & W.Suarez; Austral. Orchid Rev. 73(3): 23 (2008)
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon)
42 PHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Eria vanoverberghii Ames; Philipp. J. Sci., C 7: 20 (1912)
species :
Mycaranthes villosissima (Rolfe) Ormerod; Harvard Pap. Bot. 24(2): 285 (2019)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
Synonyms: hidden
= Eria major Rolfe; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 42: 150 (1914), nom. illeg.
= Eria villosissima Rolfe; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 42: 150 (1914)
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A complete, synonymic checklist of the Higher Plants of the World

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Covering 356,112 accepted species,
8,776 hybrids, 48,085 accepted infraspecific taxa and 1,002,454 synonyms,
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