Podochilus

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Podochilus
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Podochilus australiensis
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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]
  • ApistaBlume
  • CryptoglottisBlume
  • PlatysmaBlume
  • PlacostigmaBlume
  • HexameriaR. Br.

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]

Contents

List of species

The following is a list of species of Podochilus accepted by the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families as at January 2019: [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Podochilus". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Archived from the original on October 16, 2022.
  2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2006). Epidendroideae (Part One). Genera Orchidacearum 4: 1-672. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  4. Flora of China v 25 p 365, 柄唇兰属 bing chun lan shu, Podochilus Blume, Bijdr. 295. 1825.