''Risleya'' is a
monotypic genus of
flowering plants from the orchid family,
Orchidaceae. The sole species is ''Risleya atropurpurea''. It is native to the
Himalayas of
Sichuan,
Tibet,
Yunnan,
Bhutan,
India,
Sikkim,
Assam and
Myanmar
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...
.
Flora of China v 25 p 245, 紫茎兰 zi jing lan, Risleya atropurpurea King & Pantling, Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. Calcutta. 8: 247. 1898.
/ref> It was previously included in the subtribe Malaxidinae but is now placed in the tribe Collabieae.
See also
* List of Orchidaceae genera
References
External links
*
Monotypic Epidendroideae genera
Collabieae
Orchids of China
Orchids of India
Orchids of Nepal
Orchids of Myanmar
Flora of East Himalaya
Flora of Assam (region)
Collabieae genera
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