Rhynchostylis gigantea

 Vernacular names [edit wikidata 'Rhynchostylis gigantea']

• हिन्दी: कोपु फूल
• తెలుగు: నక్క తోక పూలుt
• ไทย: ช้างกระ
• Tiếng Việt: Lan ngọc điểm
• 中文: 海南钻喙兰
• 中文（简体）: 海南钻喙兰, 钻喙兰

APG IV Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • (unranked): Archaeplastida • Regnum: Plantae • Cladus: Angiosperms • Cladus: monocots • Ordo: Asparagales • Familia: Orchidaceae • Subfamilia: Epidendroideae • Tribus: Vandeae • Subtribus: Aeridinae • Genus: Rhynchostylis • Species: Rhynchostylis gigantea (Lindl.) Ridl. (1896)

Synonyms
Basionym Saccolabium giganteum Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 221 (1833) Homotypic synonyms Gastrochilus giganteus (Lindl.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 661 (1891) Anota gigantea (Lindl.) Fukuy., Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. Taiwan 34: 111 (1944)

Species

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  Rhynchostylis gigantea
  habitus
  Assam
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  Rhynchostylis gigantea
  habitus
  Assam
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  Rhynchostylis gigantea
  habitus
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  Rhynchostylis gigantea
  habitus
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  Rhynchostylis gigantea
  inflorescence
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  Rhynchostylis gigantea
  inflorescence
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  Rhynchostylis gigantea
  inflorescence
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  Rhynchostylis gigantea
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  Rhynchostylis gigantea
  flowers
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  Rhynchostylis gigantea
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  Rhynchostylis gigantea
  flowers

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  Rhynchostylis gigantea
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  Rhynchostylis gigantea
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Botanical illustrations

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  Rhynchostylis gigantea
  (as syn.
  Saccolabium giganteum)
  plate 5635 in:
  Curtis's Bot. Magazine
  (Orchidaceae),
  vol. 93,
  (1867)
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  Rhynchostylis gigantea
  (as syn.
  Saccolabium giganteum)
  Plate 56 in:
  R.Warner - B.S.Williams:
  The Orchid Album
  (1882-1897)
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  Rhynchostylis gigantea
  (as syn.
  Saccolabium giganteum)
  plate 22 in:
  Frederick Sander:
  Reichenbachia I,
  (1888)

Subspecies - Varietas - Forma

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  Rhynchostylis gigantea
  subsp. gigantea

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  Rhynchostylis gigantea
  subsp. violacea

Native distribution areas
Reference: Brummitt, R.K. (2001) TDGW - World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: China Hainan. Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indo-China Andaman Islands, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam. Regional: Malesia Borneo, Malaya, Philippines.

Selected Weblinks

Wikispecies has an entry on: Rhynchostylis gigantea.

• Kew Gardens 'World Checklist' link : Rhynchostylis gigantea

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