''Stichorkis'' is a genus of
orchid
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Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering ...
s native to the
Indian subcontinent
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,
Southeast Asia
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,
New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu
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, and various islands of the
Pacific and
Indian Oceans.
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Species
Dozens of names have been proposed for members of the genus, but at present (June 2014), only the following are recognized:
#'' Stichorkis compressa'' (Blume) J.J.Wood - Borneo, Java, Sumatra, Sulawesi, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam
#'' Stichorkis disticha'' (Thouars) Pfitzer in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl - Mauritius, Réunion, Comoros
#'' Stichorkis endertii'' (J.J.Sm.) J.J.Wood - Sabah
#'' Stichorkis gibbosa'' (Finet) J.J.Wood - India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, New Guinea, Solomons, Fiji, New Caledonia, Samoa, Vanuatu
#'' Stichorkis lingulata'' (Ames & C.Schweinf.) J.J.Wood - Sabah
#'' Stichorkis lobongensis'' (Ames) J.J.Wood - Sabah, Sarawak
#'' Stichorkis mucronata'' (Blume) J.J.Wood - Indonesia
#'' Stichorkis pandurata'' (Ames) J.J.Wood - Sabah, Sarawak
References
External links
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Malaxideae genera
Malaxidinae