Tipularia

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Tipularia
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Tipularia discolor , with seed pods
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
Subtribe: Calypsoinae
Genus: Tipularia
Nutt.
Synonyms [1]
  • AnthericlisRaf.
  • PlectrurusRaf.
  • DidicieaKing & Prain

Tipularia is a genus of temperate terrestrial orchids (family Orchidaceae). As of June 2014, there are seven recognized species, native to Asia and North America. [1] [2] [3]

  1. Tipularia cunninghamii (King & Prain) S.C.Chen, S.W.Gale & P.J.Cribb - Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Taiwan
  2. Tipularia discolor (Pursh) Nutt. - from Texas and Florida north to Michigan and Massachusetts
  3. Tipularia harae (Maek.) S.C.Chen - Kyushu
  4. Tipularia japonica Matsum. - Japan, Korea
  5. Tipularia josephi Rchb.f. ex Lindl. - Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan, Assam, Myanmar
  6. Tipularia odorata Fukuy. - Taiwan
  7. Tipularia szechuanica Schltr. - Gansu, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan
  8. Tipularia trianthophora Rydb.

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