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Callostylis

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Orchidaceae

Tribe
  
Podochileae

Rank
  
Genus

Order
  
Asparagales

Subfamily
  
Epidendroideae

Subtribe
  
Eriinae

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Similar
  
Mycaranthes, Bromheadia, Trichotosia, Pinalia, Glomera

Callostylis is a genus of orchids. It was previously considered as a synonym of the genus Eria, but eventually it has become an accepted name. It is native to Southeast Asia from Assam and southern China to Java.

Five species are currently recognised (May 2014):

  1. Callostylis bambusifolia (Lindl.) S.C.Chen & J.J.Wood - Yunnan, Guangxi, Assam, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  2. Callostylis carnosissima (Ames & C.Schweinf.) J.J.Wood - Sabah
  3. Callostylis cyrtosepala (Schltr.) Y.P.Ng & P.J.Cribb - Sumatra
  4. Callostylis pulchella (Lindl.) S.C.Chen & Z.H.Tsi - Laos, Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo, Sulawesi, Java, Sumatra
  5. Callostylis rigida Blume - from Assam and southern China to Java.

References

Callostylis Wikipedia