Pseudovanilla
''Pseudovanilla'', commonly known as giant climbing orchids, is a genus of eight climbing orchids in the Family (biology), family Orchidaceae. Orchids in this genus have tall climbing stems with clinging roots, leaf-like bracts and branching flowering stems with colourful, spreading sepals and petals. Species in the genus are Indigenous (ecology), native to Indonesia, the Philippines, New Guinea, Australia, Solomon Islands, Solomons, Micronesia and Fiji.Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3: 319. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford. The genus was first formally described in 1986 by Leslie Andrew Garay in ''Botanical Museum Leaflets'', the name ''Pseudovanilla'' meaning "false vanilla", a "reference to the casual similarity of the plants to both genera". Garay nominated ''Ledgeria foliata'' (now ''Pseudovanilla foliata'' as the Type (biology), type species. List of species The following is a list of species of ''Pseudovan ...
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