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Stichorkis Disticha
''Stichorkis'' is a genus of orchids native to the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and various islands of the Pacific Islands, Pacific and Indian Ocean islands, Indian Oceans. Species Dozens of names have been proposed for members of the genus, but at present (June 2014), only the following are recognized: #''Stichorkis compressa'' (Blume) J.J.Wood - Borneo, Java, Sumatra, Sulawesi, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam #''Stichorkis disticha'' (Thouars) Pfitzer in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl - Mauritius, Réunion, Comoros #''Stichorkis endertii'' (J.J.Sm.) J.J.Wood - Sabah #''Stichorkis gibbosa'' (Finet) J.J.Wood - India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, New Guinea, Solomons, Fiji, New Caledonia, Samoa, Vanuatu #''Stichorkis lingulata'' (Ames & C.Schweinf.) J.J.Wood - Sabah #''Stichorkis lobongensis'' (Ames) J.J.Wood - Sabah, Sarawak #''Stichorkis mucronata'' (Blume) J.J.Wood - Indonesia #''Stichorkis pandurata'' (Ames) J.J.Wood - S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orchid
Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Orchids are cosmopolitan plants that are found in almost every habitat on Earth except glaciers. The world's richest diversity of orchid genera and species is in the tropics. Orchidaceae is one of the two largest families of flowering plants, the other being the Asteraceae. It contains about 28,000 currently accepted species in 702 genera. The Orchidaceae family encompasses about 6–11% of all species of seed plants. The largest genera are '' Bulbophyllum'' (2,000 species), '' Epidendrum'' (1,500 species), '' Dendrobium'' (1,400 species) and '' Pleurothallis'' (1,000 species). It also includes '' Vanilla'' (the genus of the vanilla plant), the type genus '' Orchis'', and many commonly cultivated plants such as '' Phalaenopsis'' and '' Cattleya''. Moreover, since the introduction of tropical species into cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
