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.

  • Megastylis gigas (Rchb.f.) Schltr.
  • Megastylis latilabris (Schltr.) Schltr.
  • Megastylis latissima (Schltr.) Schltr.
  • Megastylis montana (Schltr.) Schltr.
  • Megastylis paradoxa (Kraenzl.) N.HallĂ©
  • Megastylis rara (Schltr.) Schltr.