Brachypeza

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Brachypeza
Brachypeza cladostachya (Luzon Philippines) (Hook.f.) Kocyan & Schuit., Phytotaxa 161- 62 (2014). (38153285652) - cropped.jpg
Brachypeza cladostachya
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Vandeae
Subtribe: Aeridinae
Genus: Brachypeza
Garay [1]
Type species
Brachypeza archytas
(Ridl.) Garay

Brachypeza, commonly known as sage orchids, is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Orchids in this genus have short stems with fleshy leaves and arching flowering stems with short-lived flowers. The sepals and petals are similar in size and shape and the labellum is pouch-like and suspended at the base of the flower. Sage orchids occur in tropical areas from Indochina to New Guinea. [1] [2]

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Taxonomy and naming

The genus Brachypeza was first formally described in 1972 by Leslie Andrew Garay and the description was published in the Botanical Museum Leaflets of Harvard University. [1] [3]

Species list

The following is a list of Brachypeza species accepted by Plants of the World Online as at October 2025:

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Brachypeza". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  2. ↑ Jones, David L. (2006). A complete guide to native orchids of Australia including the island territories. Frenchs Forest, N.S.W.: New Holland. p. 434. ISBN   1877069124.
  3. ↑ Garay, Leslie Andrew (1972). "On the systematics of the monopodial orchids I". Botanical Museum Leaflets. 23: 163–164. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
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