Dimorphorchis

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Dimorphorchis
Dimorphorchis rossii (14362472022).jpg
Dimorphorchis rossii
Dimorphorchis lowii (Renanthera lowii) - Curtis' 90 (Ser. 3 no. 20) pl. 5475 (1864).jpg
Botanical illustration of Dimorphorchis lowii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Vandeae
Subtribe: Aeridinae
Genus: Dimorphorchis
Rolfe
Synonyms [1]
  • Arachnopapua R.Rice
  • Lowianthus Becc.

Dimorphorchis is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 9 species, which are native to Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Solomon Islands, and Brunei. [1]

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Taxonomy

Species

It has nine species: [1]

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  1. Grosourdya appendiculata(Blume) Rchb.f. - widespread from Hainan to the Andaman Islands to the Philippines and Maluku
  2. Grosourdya bicornutaJ.J.Wood & A.L.Lamb - Sabah
  3. Grosourdya bigibba (Schltr.) Kocyan & Schuit.
  4. Grosourdya calliferaSeidenf. - Thailand
  5. Grosourdya ciliata (Ridl.) Kocyan & Schuit.
  6. Grosourdya decipiens (J.J.Sm.) Kocyan & Schuit.
  7. Grosourdya emarginata (Blume) Rchb.f.
  8. Grosourdya fasciculata (Carr) Kocyan & Schuit.
  9. Grosourdya incurvicalcar(J.J.Sm.) Garay - Java, Peninsular Malaysia, Sulawesi
  10. Grosourdya leytensis (Ames) Kocyan & Schuit.
  11. Grosourdya lobata Kocyan & Schuit.
  12. Grosourdya milneri P.O'Byrne, Gokusing & J.J.Wood
  13. Grosourdya mindanaensis (Ames) Kocyan & Schuit.
  14. Grosourdya minutiflora(Ridl.) Garay - Pahang
  15. Grosourdya minutissima P.T.Ong & P.O'Byrne
  16. Grosourdya multistrata P.O'Byrne, J.J.Verm. & S.M.L.Lee
  17. Grosourdya muscosa(Rolfe) Garay - Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand, Andaman Islands
  18. Grosourdya myosurus (Ridl.) Kocyan & Schuit.
  19. Grosourdya nitida (Seidenf.) Kocyan & Schuit.
  20. Grosourdya pulvinifera(Schltr.) Garay - Sabah, Sulawesi
  21. Grosourdya quinquelobata(Schltr.) Garay - Sulawesi
  22. Grosourdya reflexicalcarP.O'Byrne & J.J.Verm.
  23. Grosourdya tripercus(Ames) Garay - Leyte
  24. Grosourdya urunensisJ.J.Wood, C.L.Chan & A.L.Lamb - Sabah
  25. Grosourdya vietnamica (Aver.) Kumar & S.W.Gale
  26. Grosourdya zollingeri(Rchb.f.) Rchb.f. - Java, Maluku
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Myrmechis is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to eastern and southeastern Asia from the Kuril Islands south to New Guinea, west to the Himalayas.

  1. Myrmechis aurea(J.J.Sm.) Schuit. - Maluku
  2. Myrmechis bakhimensisD.Maity, N.Pradhan & Maiti - Sikkim
  3. Myrmechis bilobulifera(J.J.Sm.) Schuit. - Sulawesi
  4. Myrmechis chalmersii(Schltr.) Schuit. - New Guinea
  5. Myrmechis chinensisRolfe - Sichuan, Hubei, Fujian
  6. Myrmechis drymoglossifoliaHayata - Taiwan
  7. Myrmechis glabraBlume - Java
  8. Myrmechis gracilis(Blume) Blume - Java, Sumatra, Philippines
  9. Myrmechis japonica(Rchb.f.) Rolfe - Japan, Korea, Kuril Islands, Fujian, Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan
  10. Myrmechis kinabaluensisCarr - Sabah
  11. Myrmechis perpusillaAmes - Luzon
  12. Myrmechis philippinensiisAmes - Philippines
  13. Myrmechis pumila(Hook.f.) Tang & F.T.Wang - Yunnan, Bhutan, Assam, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam
  14. Myrmechis quadrilobata(Schltr.) Schuit. - Sulawesi
  15. Myrmechis seranicaJ.J.Sm. - Seram
  16. Myrmechis tsukusianaMasam. - Yakushima
  17. Myrmechis urceolataTang & K.Y.Lang - Yunnan, Guangdong, Hainan
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  1. Platylepis bigibbosaH.Perrier - Madagascar
  2. Platylepis bombusJ.J.Sm. - Seram
  3. Platylepis commelynae(Lindl.) Rchb.f. - Society Islands
  4. Platylepis constricta(J.J.Sm.) J.J.Sm. - New Guinea
  5. Platylepis densifloraRolfe - Réunion
  6. Platylepis geluana(Schltr.) Schuit. & de Vogel - New Guinea
  7. Platylepis glandulosa(Lindl.) Rchb.f. - widespread across tropical and southern Africa
  8. Platylepis grandiflora(Schltr.) Ormerod - New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Futuna
  9. Platylepis heteromorphaRchb.f. - Samoa
  10. Platylepis intricataSchuit. & de Vogel - Papua New Guinea
  11. Platylepis lamellataSchltr. - New Guinea
  12. Platylepis margaritiferaSchltr. - Madagascar
  13. Platylepis occulta(Thouars) Rchb.f. - Madagascar, Réunion, Mauritius, Seychelles
  14. Platylepis polyadeniaRchb.f. - Madagascar, Comoros
  15. Platylepis rufa(Frapp.) Schltr. - Réunion
  16. Platylepis tidorensisJ.J.Sm. - Maluku
  17. Platylepis viscosa(Rchb.f.) Schltr. - Réunion
  18. Platylepis xerosteleOrmerod - Cameroon
  19. Platylepis zeuxinoidesSchltr. - New Guinea
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Pteroceras is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, and Southeast Asia.

<i>Porpax</i> (plant) Genus of orchids

Porpax is a genus of epiphytic orchids native to southern and southeastern Asia from India to Yunnan to Borneo. As of March 2021, Plants of the World Online accepts the following species:

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Dimorphorchis Rolfe". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 8 February 2023.