Holothrix arachnoidea (A.Rich.) Rchb.f. 1881
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Common Name The Spider-like Holothrix
Flower Size
Found in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan-South Sudan, Yemen
Synonyms Holothrix richardii Rolfe 1897 nom. illeg.; Holothrix vatkeana Rchb.f. in J. Bot. 14: 346 Rchb.f 1876; *Peristylus arachnoideus A.Rich. 1840; Platanthera arachnoidea (A.Rich.) Engl. 1892
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;
Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 14: 267 A Rich. 1840 as Peristylus arachnoideus
J. Bot. 14: 346 Rchb.f 1876 as Holothrix vatkeana
*Otia Bot. Hamburg.: 107 Rchb.f 1881
Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1891: 179 Engl. 1892 as Platanthera arachnoidea
Fl. Trop. Afr. 7: 191 Rolfe 1897 as H richardii nom. illeg.
Kew Bull. 14: 127 Summerhayes 1960
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