Stereochilus | |
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Illustration of Stereochilus erinaceus (as syn. Sarcanthus erinaceus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Tribe: | Vandeae |
Subtribe: | Aeridinae |
Genus: | Stereochilus Lindl. |
Type species | |
Stereochilus hirtus |
Stereochilus is a genus of orchids native to the Himalayas, Indochina and the Philippines. [1] [2] [3]
Species accepted as of June 2014: [1]
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