''Gastrochilus'', abbreviated Gchls in horticultural trade, is a genus of
plant
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in family
Orchidaceae
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. It is native to eastern and southeastern
Asia
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, including
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,
Japan
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,
Bangladesh
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,
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,
Malaysia
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,
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, the
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,
Nepal
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etc.
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Species
Species currently accepted (June 2014):Gastrochilus acinacifolius
''Gastrochilus'', abbreviated Gchls in horticultural trade, is a genus of plant in family Orchidaceae. It is native to eastern and southeastern Asia, including China, Japan, Bangladesh, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Nepal etc.
...
'' Z.H.Tsi
# '' Gastrochilus acutifolius'' (Lindl.) Kuntze
# ''Gastrochilus affinis
''Gastrochilus'', abbreviated Gchls in horticultural trade, is a genus of plant in family Orchidaceae. It is native to eastern and southeastern Asia, including China, Japan, Bangladesh, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Nepal etc.
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'' (King & Pantl.) Schltr.
# '' Gastrochilus alatus'' X.H.Jin & S.C.Chen
# ''Gastrochilus arunachalensis
''Gastrochilus'', abbreviated Gchls in horticultural trade, is a genus of plant in family Orchidaceae. It is native to eastern and southeastern Asia, including China, Japan, Bangladesh, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Nepal etc.
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'' A.N.Rao
# ''Gastrochilus bellinus
''Gastrochilus'', abbreviated Gchls in horticultural trade, is a genus of plant in family Orchidaceae. It is native to eastern and southeastern Asia, including China, Japan, Bangladesh, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Nepal etc.
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'' (Rchb.f.) Kuntze
# ''Gastrochilus brevifimbriatus
''Gastrochilus'', abbreviated Gchls in horticultural trade, is a genus of plant in family Orchidaceae. It is native to eastern and southeastern Asia, including China, Japan, Bangladesh, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Nepal etc.
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'' S.R.Yi
# ''Gastrochilus calceolaris
''Gastrochilus calceolaris'' is a species in the family Orchidaceae. It is widespread across much of Southeast Asia, including southern China (Hainan, Tibet, Yunnan), Bhutan, Assam, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam, Java, Sumatra, the ...
'' (Buch.-Ham. ex Sm.) D.Don
# ''Gastrochilus carnosus
''Gastrochilus'', abbreviated Gchls in horticultural trade, is a genus of plant in family Orchidaceae. It is native to eastern and southeastern Asia, including China, Japan, Bangladesh, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Nepal etc.
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'' Z.H. Tsi
# ''Gastrochilus ciliaris
''Gastrochilus'', abbreviated Gchls in horticultural trade, is a genus of plant in family Orchidaceae. It is native to eastern and southeastern Asia, including China, Japan, Bangladesh, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Nepal etc.
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'' Maek.
# ''Gastrochilus corymbosus
''Gastrochilus'', abbreviated Gchls in horticultural trade, is a genus of plant in family Orchidaceae. It is native to eastern and southeastern Asia, including China, Japan, Bangladesh, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Nepal etc.
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'' A.P. Das & Chanda
# ''Gastrochilus dasypogon
''Gastrochilus'', abbreviated Gchls in horticultural trade, is a genus of plant in family Orchidaceae. It is native to eastern and southeastern Asia, including China, Japan, Bangladesh, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Nepal etc.
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'' (Sm.) Kuntze
# ''Gastrochilus distichus
''Gastrochilus distichus'' is a small species of orchid and pendant growing epiphyte. It is known by the common name distichous gastrochilus. It is found in Himalayas of India, Nepal, Bhutan, Assam, Sikkim, Tibet and Yunnan. It grows in the shade ...
'' (Lindl.) Kuntze
# ''Gastrochilus fargesii
''Gastrochilus'', abbreviated Gchls in horticultural trade, is a genus of plant in family Orchidaceae. It is native to eastern and southeastern Asia, including China, Japan, Bangladesh, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Nepal etc.
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'' (Kraenzl.) Schltr
# ''Gastrochilus flabelliformis
''Gastrochilus'', abbreviated Gchls in horticultural trade, is a genus of plant in family Orchidaceae. It is native to eastern and southeastern Asia, including China, Japan, Bangladesh, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Nepal etc.
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'' (Blatt. & McCann) C.J. Saldanha
# ''Gastrochilus fargesii
''Gastrochilus'', abbreviated Gchls in horticultural trade, is a genus of plant in family Orchidaceae. It is native to eastern and southeastern Asia, including China, Japan, Bangladesh, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Nepal etc.
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'' (Kraenzl.) Schltr.
# ''Gastrochilus formosanus
''Gastrochilus'', abbreviated Gchls in horticultural trade, is a genus of plant in family Orchidaceae. It is native to eastern and southeastern Asia, including China, Japan, Bangladesh, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Nepal etc.
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'' (Hayata) Hayata
# ''Gastrochilus garhwalensis
''Gastrochilus'', abbreviated Gchls in horticultural trade, is a genus of plant in family Orchidaceae. It is native to eastern and southeastern Asia, including China, Japan, Bangladesh, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Nepal etc.
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'' Z.H. Tsi
# '' Gastrochilus gongshanensis'' Z.H. Tsi
# '' Gastrochilus guangtungensis'' Z.H. Tsi
# '' Gastrochilus hainanensis'' Z.H. Tsi
# '' Gastrochilus hoii'' T.P. Lin
# '' Gastrochilus inconspicuus'' (Hook.f.) Kuntze
# '' Gastrochilus intermedius'' (Griff. ex Lindl.) Kuntze
# '' Gastrochilus japonicus'' (Makino) Schltr.
# '' Gastrochilus kadooriei'' Kumar, S.W.Gale, Kocyan, G.A.Fisch. & Aver.
# '' Gastrochilus linii'' Ormerod
# '' Gastrochilus linearifolius'' Z.H.Tsi & Garay
# '' Gastrochilus malipoensis'' X.H.Jin & S.C.Chen
# '' Gastrochilus matsudae'' Hayata
# '' Gastrochilus matsuran'' (Makino) Schltr.
# '' Gastrochilus minutiflorus'' Aver.
# '' Gastrochilus nanchuanensis'' Z.H. Tsi
# '' Gastrochilus nanus'' Z.H. Tsi
# '' Gastrochilus obliquus'' (Lindl.) Kuntze
# '' Gastrochilus patinatus'' (Ridl.) Schltr.
# '' Gastrochilus pechei'' (Rchb.f.) Kuntze
# '' Gastrochilus platycalcaratus'' (Rolfe) Schltr.
# '' Gastrochilus pseudodistichus'' (King & Pantl.) Schltr.
# '' Gastrochilus puncticulatus'' Cavestro
# '' Gastrochilus rantabunensis'' C. Chow ex T.P. Lin
# '' Gastrochilus raraensis'' Fukuy.
# '' Gastrochilus rutilans'' Seidenf.
# '' Gastrochilus saccatus'' Z.H. Tsi
# '' Gastrochilus sessanicus'' A.N. Rao
# '' Gastrochilus simplicilabius'' Aver.
# '' Gastrochilus sinensis'' Z.H. Tsi
# '' Gastrochilus somae'' (Hayata) Hayata
# '' Gastrochilus sonamii'' Lucksom
# ''Gastrochilus sororius
''Gastrochilus'', abbreviated Gchls in horticultural trade, is a genus of plant in family Orchidaceae. It is native to eastern and southeastern Asia, including China, Japan, Bangladesh, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Nepal etc.
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'' Schltr.
# '' Gastrochilus subpapillosus'' Z.H. Tsi
# '' Gastrochilus sukhakulii'' Seidenf.
# ''Gastrochilus sumatranus
''Gastrochilus'', abbreviated Gchls in horticultural trade, is a genus of plant in family Orchidaceae. It is native to eastern and southeastern Asia, including China, Japan, Bangladesh, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Nepal etc.
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'' J.J. Sm.
# '' Gastrochilus sutepensis'' (Rolfe ex Downie) Seidenf. & Smitinand
# '' Gastrochilus toramanus'' (Makino) Schltr.
# '' Gastrochilus xuanenensis'' Z.H. Tsi
# '' Gastrochilus yunnanensis'' Schltr.
References
* Prodromus Florae Nepalensis 32. (1825)
* (Eds) (2014) Genera Orchidacearum Volume 6: Epidendroideae (Part 3); page 188 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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