| Podochilus | |
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| Podochilus australiensis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Podochileae |
| Subtribe: | Eriinae |
| Genus: | Podochilus Schltr. [1] |
| Type species | |
| Podochilus lucescens Blume | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Podochilus is a genus of about 65 species of small, moss-like epiphytic orchids, distributed across China, the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia (Indochina, Indonesia, Philippines, etc.,) New Guinea, Australia and the Solomon Islands. [2] [3] [4]
The following is a list of species of Podochilus accepted by the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families as at January 2019: [1]