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flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. They include all forbs (flowering plants without a woody stem), grasses and grass-like plants, a vast majority of ...

s from the orchid family,

Orchidaceae 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. Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering ...

. Its 4 species are native to China, the

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Chrysoglossum assamicum ''Chrysoglossum'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Its 4 species are native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, southeast Asia, New Guinea and some islands of the western Pacific. #'' Chrysoglossum assamicum'' ...

'' Hook.f.. - Guangxi, Tibet, Assam, Thailand, Vietnam #''

Chrysoglossum ensigerum ''Chrysoglossum'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Its 4 species are native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, southeast Asia, New Guinea and some islands of the western Pacific. #'' Chrysoglossum assamicum'' ...

'' W.Burgh & de Vogel - Sumatra #''

Chrysoglossum ornatum ''Chrysoglossum'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Its 4 species are native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, southeast Asia, New Guinea and some islands of the western Pacific. #''Chrysoglossum assamicum'' H ...

'' Blume - India, Nepal, Assam, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Java, Borneo, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Philippines, New Guinea, Fiji, New Caledonia, Samoa, Vanuatu, China (Guangxi, Hainan, Taiwan, Yunnan) #''

Chrysoglossum reticulatum ''Chrysoglossum'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Its 4 species are native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, southeast Asia, New Guinea and some islands of the western Pacific. #''Chrysoglossum assamicum'' H ...

'' Carr - Sabah, Sarawak

References

* Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (1999). Genera Orchidacearum 1. Oxford Univ. Press. * Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2001). Genera Orchidacearum 2. Oxford Univ. Press. * Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3. Oxford Univ. Press * Berg Pana, H. 2005. ''Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee''. Ulmer, Stuttgart

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* * Collabieae genera Collabieae {{Epidendroideae-stub

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