Paphiopedilum, often called the Venus slipper, is a genus of the lady slipper orchid subfamily Cypripedioideae of the flowering plant family Orchidaceae. The genus comprises some 80 accepted taxa including several natural hybrids. The genus is native to Southeast Asia, the Indian Subcontinent, southern China, New Guinea and the Solomon and Bismarck Islands. The type species of this genus is Paphiopedilum insigne.
Nyssaceae is a family of flowering trees sometimes included in the dogwood family (Cornaceae). Nyssaceae is composed of 37 known species in the following five genera:
Xanthocyparis is a genus of cypresses in the family Cupressaceae. As of August 2021, it has only one species, Xanthocyparis vietnamensis, native to Vietnam and southeast China. It is commonly known as the Vietnamese golden cypress. The Nootka cypress, Cupressus nootkatensis or Callitropsis nootkatensis, was also placed in the genus, but this has been rejected.
Hypericum socotranum is a species of flowering plant in the Hypericaceae family which is endemic to the island of Socotra in Yemen. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and rocky areas.
Dendrobium findlayanum, Findlay's dendrobium, is a species of orchid. It is native to Indochina and to the Yunnan region of China.
Dendrobium jenkinsii, the Jenkins's dendrobium, is a species of orchid. It is native to southern China (Yunnan), the eastern Himalayas and northern Indochina.
Papilionanthe Miss Joaquim, also known as the Singapore orchid, the Princess Aloha orchid and formerly as Vanda Miss Joaquim, is a hybrid orchid that is the national flower of Singapore. For its resilience and year-round blooming quality, it was chosen on 15 April 1981 to represent Singapore's uniqueness and hybrid culture.
Diplopanax is a genus of flowering trees placed in the family Cornaceae or Nyssaceae. Its two known extant species inhabit the wet tropical mountains of Vietnam and southern China. They are broad-leaved evergreen trees with woody fruits and white or yellow flowers.
Hypericum rumeliacum is a species of flowering plant in the family Hypericaceae, native to southeastern Europe.
Calocedrus rupestris is a species of conifer recently discovered in highly eroded rocky limestone mountains in northern Vietnam and first described in 2004. It also occurs in China.
Pelatantheria ctenoglossum is a species of epiphytic or lithophytic orchid occurring in China, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. This species closely resembles Pelatantheria bicuspidata both in its vegetative and generative morphology. It can also be easily confused with Pelatantheria woonchengii. The main difference lies in the morphology of the labellum. The specific epithet "ctenoglossum", meaning "comb tongue", refers to the comb like epergencies of the distal portion of the labellum. The stems are erect and rigid and bear fleshy, lanceolate and unequally bilobed leaves. The sepals are ovate, obtuse and have red striations on a yellow base colour. The labellum is fleshy and three-lobed. The column bears tufted white hairs at its base. The chromosome count is 2n = 38.
Pelatantheria eakroensis is a species of epiphytic or lithophytic orchid occurring in Vietnam. The plants are endemic to southern Vietnam.
Papilionanthe vandarum is a species of epiphytic orchid native to India, China, Myanmar, and Nepal. Is is closely related to Papilionanthe biswasiana.
Papilionanthe uniflora is a species of epiphytic orchid native to India, Myanmar, Bhutan and Nepal.
Papilionanthe greenii is a species of epiphytic orchid native to Bhutan.
Papilionanthe biswasiana is a species of epiphytic orchid native to Laos, China, Myanmar, and Thailand. Is is closely related to Papilionanthe vandarum.
Papilionanthe cylindrica is a species of epiphytic orchid native to India, and Sri Lanka. This species has been recorded in intermediate zones with dry grasslands on hilltops and upper slopes of isolated hills. Flowering occurs from February to June and flowers are very showy, fragrant and white. The three-lobed labellum is yellow at the tip and pink with white spots below.
Papilionanthe sillemiana is a species of epiphytic orchid endemic to Myanmar.
Vanda dives is a species of epiphytic orchid native to Vietnam and Laos.
Phalaenopsis finleyi is a species of orchid native to Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.
