Nomenclature: wfo-0000239306
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Megastylis gigas Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 45: 379 (1911)
Nomenclatural References
- literature : Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 45(3): 379, in obs. 1911 [21 Feb 1911] BHL link from IPNI metadata.
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000942542: Vieillard, E. [1301] New Caledonia Link to Isotype provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000942544: Pancher, J.A.I. [s.n.] New Caledonia Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- person : Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach (1824-1889) Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Rchb.f.' in the authors string.
- person : Rudolf Schlechter (1872-1925) Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Schltr.' in the authors string.
- database : IPNI record: 644047-1
- database : The Plant List v1.1 record kew-123385
- database : The Plant List version 1.0, record: kew-123385
Taxonomy: Accepted in 2021-12 classification
Occurs in: 2018-07 : 2019-03 : 2019-05 : 2021-12 : 2022-06 : 2022-12 : 2023-06 : 2023-12 : 2024-06 : 2024-12Placement: Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Megastylis > Megastylis gigas