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Podochilus

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Podochilus
Podochilus australiensis
Scientific classification Edit this 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]
  • Apista Blume
  • Cryptoglottis Blume
  • Platysma Blume
  • Placostigma Blume
  • Hexameria R. 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]

List of species

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

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Podochilus". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  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.
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