''Sarcoglyphis'' is a
genus
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of
flowering plant
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s from the orchid family,
Orchidaceae
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Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering ...
. It is native to
Southeast Asia
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, the
Himalayas
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and southern
China
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.
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/ref>Flora of China v 25 p 457, 大喙兰属 da hui lan shu, ''Sarcoglyphis'' Garay, Bot. Mus. Leafl. 23: 200. 1972.
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Species currently accepted as of June 2014:
#'' Sarcoglyphis arunachalensis'' A.N.Rao - Arunachal Pradesh
#'' Sarcoglyphis brevilabia'' Aver. - Vietnam
#'' Sarcoglyphis comberi'' (J.J.Wood) J.J.Wood - Java
#'' Sarcoglyphis fimbriata'' (Ridl.) Garay - Sarawak
#'' Sarcoglyphis flava'' (Hook.f.) Garay - Myanmar
#'' Sarcoglyphis lilacina'' (J.J.Sm.) Garay - Sumatra
#'' Sarcoglyphis magnirostris'' Z.H.Tsi -Yunnan
#'' Sarcoglyphis masiusii'' Miadin, A.L.Lamb & Emoi - Sabah
#'' Sarcoglyphis mirabilis'' (Rchb.f.) Garay - Indochina
#'' Sarcoglyphis pensilis'' (Ridl.) Seidenf. - Malaysia
#'' Sarcoglyphis potamophila'' (Schltr.) Garay & W.Kittr. - Borneo
#'' Sarcoglyphis smithiana'' (Kerr) Seidenf. - Yunnan, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam
#'' Sarcoglyphis thailandica'' Seidenf. - Thailand
See also
* List of Orchidaceae genera
This is a list of genera in the orchid family ( Orchidaceae), originally according tThe Families of Flowering Plants- L. Watson and M. J. Dallwitz. This list is adapted regularly with the changes published in the ''Orchid Research Newsletter'' whi ...
References
External links
*
Vandeae genera
Aeridinae
Orchids of Asia
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