Tsaiorchis
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Subtribe: | Orchidinae |
| Genus: | Tsaiorchis T.Tang & F.T.Wang[1] |
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Tsaiorchis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Orchidaceae.
Taxonomy
Tsaiorchis is placed in the orchid subfamily Orchidoideae, tribe Orchideae, subtribe Orchidineae. The relationship between Tsaiorchis and the rest of the subtribe is as shown in the cladogram below.[2]
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Although Tsaiorchis was shown to be sister to an expanded genus Hemipilia, the two have significant differences. Hemipilia grows from tubers, Tsaiorchis has horizontally extending rhizomes. The detailed structure of the flowers is also different.[2]
Species
Tsaiorchis contains the following species:[3]
- Tsaiorchis neottianthoides T.Tang & F.T.Wang
- Tsaiorchis keiskeoides (Gagnep.) X.H.Jin, Schuit. & W.T.Jin
References
- ^ "Tsaiorchis". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
- ^ a b "Molecular systematics of subtribe Orchidinae and Asian taxa of Habenariinae (Orchideae, Orchidaceae) based on plastid matK, rbcL and nuclear ITS". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 77: 41–53. 2014. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2014.04.004. PMID 24747003.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|authors=ignored (help) - ^ "Search for Tsaiorchis". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
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