''Cyrtosia'' is a

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s from the orchid family,

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. It contains 5 known species, native to

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, the

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/ref> #'' Cyrtosia integra'' (Rolfe ex Downie) Garay - Laos, Thailand, Vietnam #''

Cyrtosia javanica ''Cyrtosia'' is the scientific name of two genera of organisms and may refer to: * ''Cyrtosia'' (fly), a genus of insects in the family Mythicomyiidae * ''Cyrtosia'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Orchidaceae * ''Cyrtosia'' (Packard, 1 ...

'' Blume - most of genus range #'' Cyrtosia nana'' (Rolfe ex Downie) Garay - Manipur, Thailand, Vietnam, Guizhou, Guangxi #'' Cyrtosia plurialata'' Seidenf. - Thailand #'' Cyrtosia septentrionalis'' (Rchb.f.) Garay - Japan, Korea, Ryukyu Islands, Anhui, Henan, Hunan, Zhejiang

References

* (1825) Bijdragen tot de flora van Nederlandsch Indië 8: 396. * (2003) Genera Orchidacearum 3: 302 ff. Oxford University Press. * 2005. ''Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee''. Ulmer, Stuttgart

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* * Vanilloideae genera Vanilleae Myco-heterotrophic orchids {{Vanilloideae-stub

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