Liparis (plant)
| Liparis | |
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| Liparis crenulata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Malaxideae |
| Subtribe: | Malaxidinae |
| Genus: | Liparis Rich. |
| Type species | |
| Liparis loeselii (L.) Rich.
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Liparis is a genus of orchids,[2] commonly known as widelip orchid[3] or false twayblade. It comprises over 200 species with cosmopolitan distribution, found on all continents except Antarctica and on many oceanic islands.[1] Most species bear dull-coloured, purplish flowers in a terminal spike.
Selected species
- Liparis bautingensis
- Liparis crenulata
- Liparis elegans
- Liparis goodyeroides
- Liparis hawaiensis (Blume) Lindl.
- Liparis hostifolia (Koidz.) Koidz. ex Nakai
- Liparis latifolia
- Liparis liliifolia
- Liparis loeselii
- Liparis nervosa
- Liparis pingxiangensis
- Liparis reflexa
References
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Richard, Louis Claude Marie. 1817. De Orchideis Europaeis Annotationes 21, 30, 38.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Liparis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
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