Hymenorchis

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Hymenorchis
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Hymenorchis javanica
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Vandeae
Subtribe: Aeridinae
Genus: Hymenorchis
Schltr.
Type species
Oeceoclades javanica Teijsm. & Binn. [1]

Hymenorchis is a genus of flowering plants of the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, New Guinea and New Caledonia. [2]

Contents

Habitat

All species are miniature twig epiphytes, which inhabit the canopy of primary forest. [3]

Taxonomy

Species

As of June 2023, 14 species are included in Hymenorchis: [2]

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<i>Robiquetia</i> Genus of orchids

Robiquetia, commonly known as pouched orchids, or 寄树兰属 , is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Plants in this genus are epiphytes with long, sometimes branched, fibrous stems, leathery leaves in two ranks and large numbers of small, densely crowded flowers on a pendulous flowering stem. There are about eighty species found from tropical and subtropical Asia to the Western Pacific.

<i>Trichoglottis</i> Genus of orchid

Trichoglottis, commonly known as cherub orchids or 毛舌兰属 , is a genus of flowering plants in the family Orchidaceae. Orchids in this genus are epiphytic plants with thick roots, relatively thick, fibrous stems and many large, thick, leathery leaves arranged in two ranks. The flowers are usually small and yellowish with light brown or purple markings. The flowers have broad sepals, narrower petals and a labellum which has three lobes and is often hairy. There are about 85 species distributed from tropical and subtropical Asia to the north-western Pacific. Most species grow in rainforest.

Biermannia is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to eastern India, China and Southeast Asia.

<i>Brachypeza</i> Genus of orchids

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.

Didymoplexiella is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 8 known species native to Southeast Asia, with a few species extending northwards into Japan and southern China. These are mycoheterotropic plants lacking chlorophyll, obtaining nutrients from fungi in the soil.

  1. Didymoplexiella borneensis(Schltr.) Garay - Sarawak
  2. Didymoplexiella cinnabarinaTsukaya, M.Nakajima & H.Okada - Kalimantan
  3. Didymoplexiella denticulataAver. - Laos, Vietnam
  4. Didymoplexiella forcipata(J.J.Sm.) Garay - Kalimantan
  5. Didymoplexiella kinabaluensis(Carr) Seidenf. - Sabah
  6. Didymoplexiella ornata(Ridl.) Garay - Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra
  7. Didymoplexiella siamensis(Rolfe ex Downie) Seidenf. - Hainan, Taiwan, Japan, Ryukyu Islands, Thailand, Vietnam
  8. Didymoplexiella trichechus(J.J.Sm.) Garay - Sumatra, Bangka
<i>Eurystyles</i> Genus of orchids

Eurystyles is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains over 20 known species native to South America, Central America, the West Indies and Chiapas.

  1. Eurystyles actinosophila(Barb.Rodr.) Schltr.
  2. Eurystyles alticolaDod
  3. Eurystyles ananassocomus(Rchb.f.) Schltr.
  4. Eurystyles borealisA.H.Heller
  5. Eurystyles christensoniiD.E.Benn.
  6. Eurystyles cogniauxii(Kraenzl.) Schltr.
  7. Eurystyles cornu-bovisSzlach.
  8. Eurystyles cotyledonWawra
  9. Eurystyles cristata(Schltr.) Schltr.
  10. Eurystyles crocodilusSzlach.
  11. Eurystyles domingensisDod
  12. Eurystyles gardneri(Lindl.) Garay
  13. Eurystyles guentheriana(Kraenzl.) Garay
  14. Eurystyles hoehneiSzlach.
  15. Eurystyles lobataChiron & V.P.Castro
  16. Eurystyles lorenzii(Cogn.) Schltr.
  17. Eurystyles luisortizii
  18. Eurystyles ochyrana(Szlach., Mytnik & Rutk.) F.Barros & L.R.S.Guim.
  19. Eurystyles rutkowskianaSzlach.
  20. Eurystyles splendissimaSzlach.
  21. Eurystyles standleyiAmes
<i>Fernandezia</i> Genus of orchids

Fernandezia is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 30-40 species, native to northern South America, Central America, and southern Mexico.

<i>Geodorum</i> Genus of orchids

Geodorum, commonly known as shepherds' crooks or 地宝兰属 , is a genus of eight species of flowering plants in the orchid family, Orchidaceae. They are deciduous, terrestrial herbs with underground pseudobulbs, broad, pleated leaves and small to medium-sized, tube-shaped or bell-shaped flowers on a flowering stem with a drooping end. Species in this genus are found in southern Japan, tropical Asia, Australia and islands of the southwest Pacific Ocean.

<i>Micropera</i> Genus of orchids

Micropera, commonly known as dismal orchids or 小囊兰属 is a genus of about twenty species of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Plants in this genus are large epiphytes with thick roots, long, fibrous stems, linear leaves and whitish or yellow, non-resupinate flowers. The sepals and petals are similar to each other and the labellum is shoe-shaped or sac-like and has three lobes. It is found from Tibet to tropical Asia and the western Pacific Ocean.

<i>Myrosmodes</i> Genus of orchids

Myrosmodes is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae, native to South America.

<i>Oeceoclades</i> Genus of orchids

Oeceoclades, collectively known as the monk orchids, is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is related to Eulophia and like that genus is mostly terrestrial in habit. A few species extend into very arid environments, unusual for an orchid.

<i>Papilionanthe</i> Genus of orchids

Papilionanthe is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to Southeast Asia, southern China, and the Indian Subcontinent.

<i>Pomatocalpa</i> Genus of orchids

Pomatocalpa, commonly known as bladder orchids, or 鹿角兰属 , is a genus of about twenty five species from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Plants in this genus are epiphytes or lithophytes with thick, leathery leaves and a large number of small flowers with a three-lobed labellum. There are about twenty five species found from tropical and subtropical Asia to the south-west Pacific.

Saccolabiopsis, commonly known as pitcher orchids, is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Plants in this genus are small epiphytes with short, fibrous stems, smooth, thin roots, a few thin, oblong to lance-shaped leaves in two ranks and large numbers of small green flowers on an unbranched flowering stem. There are about fifteen species found from the eastern Himalayas to the south-west Pacific.

Sarcoglyphis is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to Southeast Asia, the Himalayas and southern China.

Sauroglossum is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. The genus is endemic to South America. As of June 2014, the following species are recognized:

  1. Sauroglossum andinum(Hauman) Garay - Ecuador, Argentina
  2. Sauroglossum aurantiacum(C.Schweinf.) Garay - Peru
  3. Sauroglossum corymbosum(Lindl.) Garay - Peru, Bolivia
  4. Sauroglossum distansLindl. ex Garay - Bolivia
  5. Sauroglossum dromadumSzlach. - Peru
  6. Sauroglossum elatumLindl - Ecuador, Argentina, Colombia, Brazil
  7. Sauroglossum longiflorum(Schltr.) Garay - Ecuador, Colombia
  8. Sauroglossum odoratumRobatsch - Rio de Janeiro
  9. Sauroglossum organenseSzlach. - Rio de Janeiro
  10. Sauroglossum schweinfurthianumGaray - Peru
  11. Sauroglossum sellilabre(Griseb.) Schltr. - Paraguay, Argentina
<i>Schoenorchis</i> Genus of orchids

Schoenorchis, commonly known as flea orchids, or 匙唇兰属 in Chinese, is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Plants in this genus are small epiphytes with thin roots, thin leafy stems with leaves in two ranks and tiny fragrant, almost tube-shaped flowers with a prominently spurred labellum. There are about twenty five species found from tropical and subtropical Asia to the Western Pacific.

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

Trachoma, commonly known as spectral orchids, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Orchidaceae. Orchids in this genus are epiphytic plants with leafy stems, crowded, leathery leaves arranged in two ranks and a large number of relatively small, short-lived flowers that often open in successive clusters. The sepals and petals are free from and more or less similar to each other, except that the petals are often smaller. The labellum is rigidly fixed to the column and is more or less sac-shaped. There are about 17 species distributed from Assam to the Western Pacific Ocean. Most species grow in rainforests, often on emergent trees such as hoop pine.

References

  1. Hymenorchis | International Plant Names Index. (n.d.). Retrieved June 27, 2023, from https://www.ipni.org/n/328021-2
  2. 1 2 "Hymenorchis Schltr". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  3. Averyanov, L. V., Duy, N. V., & Loc, P. K. (2012). "Hymenorchis phitamii (Orchidaceae)–new genus and species in the flora of Vietnam." Taiwania, 57(4), 372-376.