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Stichorkis

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Orchidaceae

Tribe
  
Malaxideae

Order
  
Asparagales

Subfamily
  
Epidendroideae

Rank
  
Genus

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Stichorkis is a genus of orchids native to the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and various islands of the Pacific and Indian Oceans.

Species

Dozens of names have been proposed for members of the genus, but at present (June 2014), only the following are recognized:

  1. Stichorkis compressa (Blume) J.J.Wood - Borneo, Java, Sumatra, Sulawesi, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam
  2. Stichorkis disticha (Thouars) Pfitzer in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl - Mauritius, RĂ©union, Comoros
  3. Stichorkis endertii (J.J.Sm.) J.J.Wood - Sabah
  4. Stichorkis gibbosa (Finet) J.J.Wood - India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, New Guinea, Solomons, Fiji, New Caledonia, Samoa, Vanuatu
  5. Stichorkis lingulata (Ames & C.Schweinf.) J.J.Wood - Sabah
  6. Stichorkis lobongensis (Ames) J.J.Wood - Sabah, Sarawak
  7. Stichorkis mucronata (Blume) J.J.Wood - Indonesia
  8. Stichorkis pandurata (Ames) J.J.Wood - Sabah, Sarawak

References

Stichorkis Wikipedia