Hederorkis

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Hederorkis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Vandeae
Subtribe: Polystachyinae
Genus: Hederorkis
Thouars (1809)
Synonyms [1]

ScandederisThouars (1822)

Hederorkis is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains two known species, both native to islands in the Indian Ocean (Seychelles and Mauritius). [1]

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Description

As opposed to Polystachya (the largest genus in the subtribe), Hederorkis lacks pseudobulbs. The inflorescence is lateral. [2]

Species

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 6: Epidendroideae (Part 3), Alec M. Pridgeon et al., Oxford Univ. Press, 2004, p. 451.