Kingdom Plantae Family Orchidaceae Tribe Vandeae Scientific name Chiloschista Rank Genus | Order Asparagales Subfamily Epidendroideae Subtribe Aeridinae Higher classification Aeridinae | |
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Similar Orchids, Chiloschista lunifera, Ascocentrum, Gastrochilus, Trichoglottis |
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Chiloschista, abbreviated Chsch in the horticultural trade, is a genus of orchids, comprising 20 currently recognized species native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia, Fiji and Micronesia. Unlike the majority of orchids, they tend to be leafless or with only a few occasional leaves, being composed principally of aerial roots equipped with photosynthetic cells.
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List of species

- Chiloschista extinctoriformis Seidenf., Opera Bot. 95: 178 (1988)
- Chiloschista exuperei (Guillaumin) Garay, Bot. Mus. Leafl. 23: 166 (1972)
- Chiloschista fasciata (F.Muell.) Seidenf. & Ormerod, Opera Bot. 124: 64 (1995)
- Chiloschista glandulosa Blatt. & McCann, J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 35: 488 (1932)
- Chiloschista godefroyana (Rchb.f.) Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 4: 275 (1919)
- Chiloschista guangdongensis Z.H.Tsi, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 22: 481 (1984
- Chiloschista loheri Schltr., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 56: 491 (1921)
- Chiloschista lunifera (Rchb.f.) J.J.Sm., Orch. Java: 553 (1905
- Chiloschista parishii Seidenf., Opera Bot. 95: 176 (1988)
- Chiloschista phyllorhiza (F.Muell.) Schltr., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 56: 492 (1921
- Chiloschista ramifera Seidenf., Opera Bot. 95: 179 (1988)
- Chiloschista rodriguezii Cavestro & Ormerod, Orchidophile (Asnières) 166: 180 (2005)
- Chiloschista segawae (Masam.) Masam. & Fukuy., Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 52: 247 (1938)
- Chiloschista sweelimii Holttum, Orchid Rev. 74: 147 (1966)
- Chiloschista taeniophyllum (J.J.Sm.) Schltr., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 56: 492 (1921)
- Chiloschista treubii (J.J.Sm.) Schltr., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 56: 492 (1921)
- Chiloschista trudelii Seidenf., Orchidee (Hamburg) 38: 310 (1987)
- Chiloschista usneoides (D.Don) Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 18: t. 1522 (1832)
- Chiloschista viridiflava Seidenf., Opera Bot. 95: 175 (1988)
- Chiloschista yunnanensis Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 4: 74 (1919)



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