''Macodes'' is one of a few genera of the
orchid family known as
jewel orchids. These terrestrial orchids grows in the
rainforest
Rainforests are characterized by a closed and continuous tree canopy, moisture-dependent vegetation, the presence of epiphytes and lianas and the absence of wildfire. Rainforest can be classified as tropical rainforest or temperate rainfores ...
floor of
Southeast Asia with high humidity and low light. They can also be found in
New Guinea,
Vanuatu, the
Solomon Islands and the
Ryukyu Islands.
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/ref> The plant is cultivated for the veined leaves, unlike most other orchids that are valued for the flowers.
Species
The species accepted as of June 2014Macodes celebica
''Macodes'' is one of a few genera of the orchid family known as jewel orchids. These terrestrial orchids grows in the rainforest floor of Southeast Asia with high humidity and low light. They can also be found in New Guinea, Vanuatu, the S ...
'' Rolfe – Sulawesi
# '' Macodes cominsii'' (Rolfe) Rolfe – Solomons
# '' Macodes cupida'' Ormerod – Vietnam
# '' Macodes dendrophila'' Schltr. – New Guinea, Solomons
# '' Macodes limii'' J.J.Wood & A.L.Lamb – Sabah
# '' Macodes megalantha'' Ormerod – New Guinea
# '' Macodes obscura'' Schltr. – New Guinea
# ''Macodes petola
''Macodes petola'' (previously ''Neottia petola'') is a species of jewel orchid endemic to Southeast Asia including in Malaysia, New Guinea, Vanuatu, the Philippines and Sumatra. Flowers from this species are small, with red-brown petals with a ...
'' (Blume) Lindl. – Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Ryukyu Islands
# '' Macodes pulcherrima'' Schltr. – New Guinea
# ''Macodes sanderiana
''Macodes sanderiana'' (Kraenzl.) Rolfe is a species of South East Asian jewel orchid mostly recorded from New Guinea but is also found in the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. This species has a long history of cultivation in Europe since the early 2 ...
'' (Kraenzl.) Rolfe – Indonesia, New Guinea, Solomons, Vanuatu
References
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Goodyerinae
Cranichideae genera