''Nephelaphyllum'' is a

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with 12

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of orchids (

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). Its genus is distributed in southern

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, the

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and the

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.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref>Flora of China v 25 p 280, 云叶兰属 yun ye lan shu, ''Nephelaphyllum'' Blume, Bijdr. 372. 1825.
/ref> Species accepted as of June 2014: # '' Nephelaphyllum aureum'' J.J.Wood in C.L.Chan. & al. - Borneo # '' Nephelaphyllum beccarii'' Schltr. - Sarawak # '' Nephelaphyllum cordifolium'' (Lindl.) Blume - Sikkim, India, Bhutan, Bangladesh # '' Nephelaphyllum flabellatum '' Ames & C.Schweinf. in O.Ames - Sabah # '' Nephelaphyllum gracile'' Schltr. - Borneo # '' Nephelaphyllum laciniatum'' J.J.Sm. - Sulawesi # '' Nephelaphyllum mindorense'' Ames - Philippines # '' Nephelaphyllum pulchrum'' Blume - Hainan, Indochina, Assam, Bhutan, West Bengal, Sikkim, Andaman Islands, Borneo, Java, Sumatra, Philippines # '' Nephelaphyllum tenuiflorum'' Blume - Hainan, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam # '' Nephelaphyllum trapoides'' J.J.Sm. - Borneo # '' Nephelaphyllum verruculosum'' Carr -Sabah

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