The genus ''Arachnis'', abbreviated as Arach in horticultural trade, (scorpion orchid,) is a member of the
Orchid
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family (Orchidaceae), consisting of more than 20 species native to
China,
India
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, the
Philippines
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,
New Guinea
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Solomon Islands
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They generally have long and thin dark green leaves, (which can turn yellow if exposed to sunlight). They are found around 12m above ground on trees in woods and forests, or on rocks near to river banks.
List of species
*'' Arachnis annamensis''
*'' Arachnis batizocoi''
*'' Arachnis batizogaea''
*'' Arachnis beccarii''
** ''Arachnis beccarii'' var. ''imthurnii''
*'' Arachnis breviscapa''
*'' Arachnis calcarata''
** ''Arachnis calcarata'' ssp. ''longisepala''
*'' Arachnis canniformis''
*'' Arachnis cathcarthii''
*'' Arachnis celebica''
*'' Arachnis clarkei''
*'' Arachnis evrardii''
*'' Arachnis flos-aeris''
*'' Arachnis grandisepala''
*'' Arachnis hookeriana''
*'' Arachnis imthurnii''
*'' Arachnis limax''
*'' Arachnis longicaulis''
*'' Arachnis longisepala''
*'' Arachnis lyonii''
*'' Arachnis maingayi''
*'' Arachnis muelleri''
*'' Arachnis philippinensis''
*'' Arachnis siamensis''
*'' Arachnis vanmullemii''
References
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Vandeae genera
Orchids of China
Orchids of India
Orchids of Thailand
Orchids of Vietnam
Orchids of the Philippines
Orchids of Malaysia
Orchids of Indonesia
Orchids of New Guinea
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