Megastylis

Megastylis
Megastylis gigas , Plaine des Lacs, New Caledonia. Oct. 2000
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Tribe:	Diurideae
Subtribe:	Megastylidinae
Genus:	Megastylis (Schltr.) Schltr.
Type species
Megastylis gigas Schltr., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 45: 379 (1911)

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.

See also

• List of Orchidaceae genera

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (1999). Genera Orchidacearum 1. Oxford Univ. Press.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2001). Genera Orchidacearum 2. Oxford Univ. Press.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3. Oxford Univ. Press
• Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart