''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a

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s from the orchid family,

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. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of

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as well as in Australia and on many islands of the

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Description

Orchids in the genus ''Peristylis'' are

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with paired fleshy

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s and thread-like, unbranched roots. The stems are upright and unbranched. The leaves are arranged in a

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at the base of the plants or near the centre of the stem. The flowers are

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, usually small, often crowded, white, green or yellowish and usually only last a few days. The

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and

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s overlap to form a hood over the

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. The labellum has a spur and usually three lobes which may be short or long and threadlike. The distinguishing feature of the genus is the presence of two club-shaped projections on the

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. In many respects, plants in this genus are similar to those in ''Habenaria'', only differing in the structure of the

Taxonomy and naming

The genus ''Peristylus'' was first formally described in 1825 by

Carl Ludwig Blume Charles Ludwig de Blume or Karl Ludwig von Blume (9 June 1796, Braunschweig – 3 February 1862, Leiden) was a Germany, German-Netherlands, Dutch botanist. He was born at Braunschweig in Germany, but studied at Leiden University and spent his ...

and the description was published in ''Bijdragen tot de flora van Nederlandsch Indië ''. The genus ''Peristylus'' is derived from the Greek words ''peri'' meaning 'around', and ''stylos'' 'column', referring to the arms on each side of the column.

Distribution

Orchids in the genus '' Peristylus'' are found in Japan, China,

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, the

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and Australia.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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Species

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accepted the following species: * ''

Peristylus affinis ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Austra ...

'' (D.Don) Seidenf. – Himalaya to S. China and Indo-China * ''

Peristylus aliformis ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of East Asia, eastern and South Asia, southern Asi ...

'' (C.Schweinf.) Renz & Vodonaivalu – Fiji * ''

Peristylus alpinipaludosus ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Au ...

'' (P.Royen) Schuit. & de Vogel – W. New Guinea * ''

Peristylus aristatus ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Austra ...

'' Lindl. – Indian Subcontinent to Myanmar * ''

Peristylus balaenolabium ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Austra ...

'' Ormerod – Sumatera * ''

Peristylus balakrishnanii ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Austra ...

'' Karthig., Sumathi & Jayanthi – S. Andaman Islands * ''

Peristylus banfieldii ''Peristylus banfieldii'', commonly known as the yellow ogre orchid, is a species of orchid that is endemic to Tropical North Queensland. It has between four and six leaves near its base and up to fifty cup-shaped, cream-coloured to yellow flo ...

'' (F.M.Bailey) Lavarack – N. & N.E. Queensland * ''

Peristylus biermannianus ''Peristylus biermannianus'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae, native to Nepal and the eastern Himalayas. Taxonomy The species was first described in 1895 as ''Habenaria biermanniana''. It was later transferred to ' ...

'' (King & Pantl.) X.H.Jin – Central & E. Himalaya * ''

Peristylus bismarckiensis ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Austra ...

'' (Schltr.) P.F.Hunt – Papua New Guinea * ''

Peristylus brachypyhllus ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Au ...

'' A.Rich. – S. India * ''

Peristylus brassii ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Austra ...

'' Ormerod – W. New Guinea * ''

Peristylus brevicalcar ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Austra ...

'' Carr – Borneo (Gunung Kinabalu) * ''

Peristylus brevilobus ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Austra ...

'' Thwaites – Sri Lanka * ''

Peristylus calcaratus ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Au ...

'' (Rolfe) S.Y.Hu – E. Nepal, S. China to Vietnam, Taiwan * ''

Peristylus carnosipetalus ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Austra ...

'' Kurzweil – N. Thailand * ''

Peristylus carolinensis ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Austra ...

'' (Schltr.) Tuyama – Caroline Islands * ''

Peristylus chapaensis ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Au ...

'' (Gagnep.) Seidenf. – N. Vietnam * ''

Peristylus chlorandrellus ''Peristylus chlorandrellus'', commonly known as the green ogre orchid, is a species of orchid that is endemic to north-eastern Queensland. It has between four and seven leaves near its base and up to thirty six green flowers with a three-lobed ...

'' D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. – Queensland * ''

Peristylus ciliatus ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Austra ...

'' Carr – Borneo (Gunung Kinabalu) * ''

Peristylus ciliolatus ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Au ...

'' J.J.Sm. – New Guinea * ''

Peristylus citrinus ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Austra ...

'' (Thouars) Lindl. – Mascarenes * ''

Peristylus commersonianus ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Austra ...

'' Lindl. – Réunion * ''

Peristylus constrictus ''Peristylus constrictus'' is a ground orchid species from the genus ''Peristylus''. It is found in Assam, Bangladesh, Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicati ...

'' (Lindl.) Lindl. – Indian Subcontinent to Indo-China * ''

Peristylus cryptostylus ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Austra ...

'' (Rchb.f.) Ormerod – Society Islands * ''

Peristylus cubitalis ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Au ...

'' (L.) Kraenzl. – India to Myanmar * ''

Peristylus cymbochilus ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Au ...

'' Renz – Papua New Guinea * ''

Peristylus densus ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Au ...

'' (Lindl.) Santapau & Kapadia – Indian Subcontinent to S. China, S. Korea, S. Central & S. Japan to Nansei-shoto * ''

Peristylus djampangensis ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Austra ...

'' J.J.Sm. – Jawa * ''

Peristylus elbertii ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Au ...

'' J.J.Sm. – Lesser Sunda Islands * ''

Peristylus flexuosus ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of East Asia, eastern and South Asia, southern Asi ...

'' (Thouars) S.Moore – Mascarenes * ''

Peristylus formosanus ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Au ...

'' (Schltr.) T.P.Lin – Central Nansei-shoto to Taiwan * ''

Peristylus gardneri ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Au ...

'' (Hook.f.) Kraenzl. – Sri Lanka * ''

Peristylus goodyeroides ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Au ...

'' (D.Don) Lindl. – Tropical & Subtrop. Asia * ''

Peristylus gracilis ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of East Asia, eastern and South Asia, southern Asi ...

'' Blume – Assam to Taiwan (Lan Yü) and Malesia * ''

Peristylus grandis ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Au ...

'' Blume – Thailand (Ko Tarutao) to New Guinea * ''

Peristylus hallieri ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Au ...

'' J.J.Sm. – Borneo * ''

Peristylus hamiltonianus ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Austra ...

'' (Lindl.) Lindl. – Central & E. Himalaya to Thailand * ''

Peristylus hatusimanus ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Austra ...

'' T.Hashim. – Japan (Kyushu) * ''

Peristylus holochila ''Peristylus holochila'' is a rare species of orchid known by the common name Hawaii bog orchid. It is endemic to Hawaii. It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States. When the orchid was added to the Endangered Species List ...

'' (Hillebr.) N.Hallé – Hawaiian Islands * ''

Peristylus holttumianus ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Au ...

'' Seidenf. ex Aver. – S. Vietnam * ''

Peristylus holttumii ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Au ...

'' Seidenf. – S. Indo-China to Peninsula Malaysia * '' Peristylus hylophiloides'' Ormerod – Philippines * ''

Peristylus intrudens ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Au ...

'' (Ames) Ormerod – Central Nepal, Indo-China, China (Hong Kong), C. Taiwan, Philippines (Luzon) * ''

Peristylus iyoensis ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Au ...

'' Ohwi – E. Nepal, N. Thailand, S. Korea, S. Central & S. Japan, Central & S. Taiwan * ''

Peristylus jinchuanicus ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Austra ...

'' K.Y.Lang – China (W. Sichuan, N.W. Yunnan) * ''

Peristylus kerrii ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Au ...

'' Seidenf. – N. Thailand * ''

Peristylus kinabaluensis ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Au ...

'' Carr – Borneo (Gunung Kinabalu) * ''

Peristylus korinchensis ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Au ...

'' Ridl. – Sumatera * ''

Peristylus kumaonensis ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Austra ...

'' Renz – W. Himalaya * ''

Peristylus lacertifer ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Au ...

'' (Lindl.) J.J.Sm. – Central Himalaya to S. Japan and W. Malesia * ''

Peristylus lancifolius ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Austra ...

'' A.Rich. – S. India * ''

Peristylus latilobus ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Au ...

'' J.J.Sm. – E. Jawa * ''

Peristylus lawii ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Au ...

'' Wight – Himalaya to India * ''

Peristylus listeroides ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Au ...

'' (Schltr.) P.F.Hunt – New Guinea * ''

Peristylus lombokensis ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Austra ...

'' J.J.Sm. – Lesser Sunda Islands * ''

Peristylus macer ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Au ...

'' (Schltr.) P.F.Hunt – New Guinea * ''

Peristylus maculifer ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Austra ...

'' (C.Schweinf.) Renz & Vodonaivalu – Vanuatu, Fiji (Vanua Levu) * ''

Peristylus maingayi ''Peristylus maingayi'', commonly known as the white ogre orchid, is a species of orchid that is native to southern Indochina, New Guinea and north Queensland. It has two or three broad leaves near its base and up to fifteen small white flow ...

'' (King & Pantl.) J.J.Wood & Ormerod – S. Indo-China to N. Queensland * ''

Peristylus minimiflorus ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Au ...

'' (Kraenzl.) N.Hallé – New Caledonia (Î. des Pins), Futuna, Cook Islands * ''

Peristylus minimus ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Au ...

'' Kurzweil & Tripetch – Thailand * ''

Peristylus monticola ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Au ...

'' (Ridl.) Seidenf. – Andaman Islands, Malesia to New Guinea * ''

Peristylus mucronatus ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Austra ...

'' J.J.Sm. – Maluku (Seram) * ''

Peristylus nanus ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Austra ...

'' (Schltr.) P.F.Hunt – New Guinea * ''

Peristylus norumbus ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Au ...

'' Ormerod – Papua New Guinea * ''

Peristylus novoebudarum ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Au ...

'' F.Muell. – S.W. Pacific * ''

Peristylus nymanianus ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Austra ...

'' Kraenzl. – New Guinea * ''

Peristylus ovariophorus ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Au ...

'' (Schltr.) Carr – Borneo (Sarawak) * ''

Peristylus pachyneuroides ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Au ...

'' Renz – Papua New Guinea * ''

Peristylus pachyneurus ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Au ...

'' (Schltr.) P.F.Hunt – New Guinea * ''

Peristylus palawensis ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Au ...

'' (Tuyama) Tuyama – Caroline Islands * ''

Peristylus parishii ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Au ...

'' Rchb.f. – Indian Subcontinent to S. China and Indo-China * ''

Peristylus phuwuanensis ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Au ...

'' Kurzweil – N.E. Thailand * ''

Peristylus plantagineus ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Austra ...

'' (Lindl.) Lindl. – India, Sri Lanka * ''

Peristylus ponerostachys ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Au ...

'' (Rchb.f.) Ormerod – Philippines (Leyte, Mindanao) * ''

Peristylus prainii ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Austra ...

'' (Hook.f.) Kraenzl. – Central Himalaya to Indo-China * ''

Peristylus pseudophrys ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Austra ...

'' (King & Pantl.) Kraenzl. – Sikkim (Chungthang) * ''

Peristylus reticulatus ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Au ...

'' (Ames) Ormerod – Philippines (Luzon: Mt. Pulogloko) * ''

Peristylus richardianus ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Au ...

'' Wight – E. Nepal, S. India * ''

Peristylus rigidus ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Au ...

'' Kurzweil – N. Thailand * ''

Peristylus rindjaniensis ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Au ...

'' J.J.Sm. – Lesser Sunda Islands * ''

Peristylus sahanii ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Au ...

'' Kumar, G.S.Rawat & Jalal – N.E. India * ''

Peristylus secundus ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Au ...

'' (Lindl.) Rathakr. – S. India * ''

Peristylus setifer ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Au ...

'' Tuyama – Caroline Islands * ''

Peristylus silvicola ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Austra ...

'' (Schltr.) P.F.Hunt – New Guinea * ''

Peristylus societatis ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Au ...

'' (Drake) N.Hallé – Society Islands * ''

Peristylus spathulatus ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Au ...

'' J.J.Sm. – Borneo * ''

Peristylus spiralis ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Austra ...

'' A.Rich. – S.W. India, Sri Lanka * ''

Peristylus staminodiatus ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Au ...

'' J.J.Sm. – Sulawesi * ''

Peristylus stenodon ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Austra ...

'' (Rchb.f.) Kores – Vanuatu * ''

Peristylus stocksii ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of East Asia, eastern and South Asia, southern Asi ...

'' (Hook.f.) Kraenzl. – W. India * '' Peristylus subaphyllus'' (Gagnep.) Seidenf. – Cambodia * ''

Peristylus tentaculatus ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Au ...

'' (Lindl.) J.J.Sm. – S. China to Hainan * ''

Peristylus tenuicallus ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Austra ...

'' Ormerod – Vietnam * ''

Peristylus timorensis ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Au ...

'' (Ridl.) J.J.Wood & Ormerod – Lesser Sunda Islands * ''

Peristylus tipulifer ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Austra ...

'' (C.S.P.Parish & Rchb.f.) Mukerjee – India (Kerala), Central Himalaya to China (Yunnan) and Indo-China * ''

Peristylus tobensis ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Au ...

'' J.J.Sm. – N. Sumatera * ''

Peristylus tradescantiifolius ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Au ...

'' (Rchb.f.) Kores – Maluku to S.W. Pacific * ''

Peristylus triaena ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Austra ...

'' (Schltr.) P.F.Hunt – New Guinea to Solomon Islands * ''

Peristylus tricallosus ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Au ...

'' J.J.Sm. – Sulawesi * ''

Peristylus trimenii ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Au ...

'' (Hook.f.) Abeyw. – Sri Lanka * ''

Peristylus umbonatus ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Au ...

'' (Schltr.) P.F.Hunt – New Guinea * ''

Peristylus unguiculatus ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Austra ...

'' J.J.Sm. – Borneo * ''

Peristylus wheatleyi ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Au ...

'' P.J.Cribb & B.A.Lewis – Vanuatu * ''

Peristylus whistleri ''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of eastern and southern Asia as well as in Austra ...

'' P.J.Cribb – Samoa

References

*Berg Pana, H. 2005. ''Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee''. Ulmer, Stuttgart

External links

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''Peristylus'' in Australia
* ttp://www.phytoimages.siu.edu/cgi-bin/dol/dol_terminal.pl?taxon_name=Peristylus&rank=genus Phyto Images, ''Peristylus'', 9 imagesbr>Orchidiana, ''Peristylus copelandii''
{{Taxonbar, from=Q1309468 Orchideae genera Orchideae Taxa named by Carl Ludwig Blume

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