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Orestias (plant)

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Orchidaceae

Tribe
  
Malaxideae

Order
  
Asparagales

Subfamily
  
Epidendroideae

Genus
  
Orestias Ridl.

Orestias is a genus of orchids. It has 4 known species, all native to central Africa, including the island of São Tomé in the Gulf of Guinea.

  1. Orestias elegans Ridl. - São Tomé, Príncipe
  2. Orestias foliosa Summerh. in G.M.D.Troupin - Gabon, Zaire
  3. Orestias micrantha Summerh. - São Tomé, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea
  4. Orestias stelidostachya (Rchb.f.) Summerh. - São Tomé

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Orestias (plant) Wikipedia
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