''Dilochiopsis'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

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 Eart ...

s. It was previously considered as a

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of the genus ''

Eria ''Eria'' is a genus of orchids with more than 50 species distributed in China, the Himalayas, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia. Species ''Eria'' species accepted by Plants of the World On ...

'', but eventually it has become an accepted name.''Dilochiopsis'' (Hook.f.) Brieger in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
/ref> At present (June 2014), there is only one known species, ''Dilochiopsis scortechinii'', endemic to peninsular

Malaysia Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States and federal territories of Malaysia, 13 states and thre ...

.''Dilochiopsis scortechinii'' (Hook.f.) Brieger in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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References

* (2006). Epidendroideae (Part One). Genera Orchidacearum 4: 556 ff. Oxford University Press.

External links

* Podochileae genera Eriinae Orchids of Malaysia Monotypic Epidendroideae genera {{Epidendroideae-stub