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Amitostigma

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Amitostigma
Prefectural Flower Garden, Osaka, Japan
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Subtribe: Orchidinae
Genus: Amitostigma

Amitostigma is a formerly recognized genus in the orchid family (Orchidaceae), now subsumed within Ponerorchis.[1] It was an exclusively Asian genus of 28 orchids, growing in the alpine habitats of China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Thailand and the Kuril Islands.[2] Twenty two species formerly placed in this genus grow in China.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Amitostigma", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2018-03-17
  2. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ^ Flora of China v 25 p 124, 无柱兰属 wu zhu lan shu, Amitostigma
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