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Scorpion Orchids
Arachnis
The genus Arachnis, abbreviated as Arach in horticultural trade, (common name scorpion orchid,) is a member of the orchid family (Orchidaceae), consisting of more than 20 species native to China, India, Southeast Asia, Indonesia, the Philippines, New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands.
16 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Arachnis flos-aeris
speciesArachnis flos-aeris
Arachnis labrosa
speciesArachnis labrosa
Arachnis clarkei
speciesArachnis clarkei
Arachnis cathcartii
speciesArachnis cathcartii
Arachnis × maingayi
hybridArachnis × maingayi
Arachnis longisepala
speciesArachnis longisepala
Arachnis hookeriana
speciesArachnis hookeriana
Arachnis siamensis
speciesArachnis siamensis
Arachnis sulingi
speciesArachnis sulingi
Arachnis annamensis
speciesArachnis annamensis
Arachnis grandisepala
speciesArachnis grandisepala
Arachnis bouffordii
speciesArachnis bouffordii
Arachnis calcarata
speciesArachnis calcarata
Arachnis limax
speciesArachnis limax
Arachnis senapatiana
speciesArachnis senapatiana
Arachnis bella
speciesArachnis bella
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 428232.