''Stichorkis'' is a genus of

orchid Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering ...

s native to the

Indian subcontinent The Indian subcontinent is a physiographical region in Southern Asia. It is situated on the Indian Plate, projecting southwards into the Indian Ocean from the Himalayas. Geopolitically, it includes the countries of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India ...

Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as Southeastern Asia, South-eastern Asia or SEA, is the geographical United Nations geoscheme for Asia#South-eastern Asia, south-eastern region of Asia, consistin ...

New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; id, Papua, or , historically ) is the world's second-largest island with an area of . Located in Oceania in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is separated from Australia by the wide Torr ...

, and various islands of the

Pacific The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the continen ...

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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 ''Stichorkis'' is a genus of orchids native to the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and various islands of the Pacific Islands, Pacific and Indian Ocean islands, Indian Oceans. Species Dozens of names have been proposed for membe ...

'' (Blume) J.J.Wood - Borneo, Java, Sumatra, Sulawesi, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam #''

Stichorkis disticha ''Stichorkis'' is a genus of orchids native to the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and various islands of the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Species Dozens of names have been proposed for members of the genus, but at present ( ...

'' (Thouars) Pfitzer in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl - Mauritius, Réunion, Comoros #''

Stichorkis endertii ''Stichorkis'' is a genus of orchids native to the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and various islands of the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Species Dozens of names have been proposed for members of the genus, but at present ( ...

'' (J.J.Sm.) J.J.Wood - Sabah #''

Stichorkis gibbosa ''Stichorkis'' is a genus of orchids native to the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and various islands of the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Species Dozens of names have been proposed for members of the genus, but at present ( ...

'' (Finet) J.J.Wood - India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, New Guinea, Solomons, Fiji, New Caledonia, Samoa, Vanuatu #''

Stichorkis lingulata ''Stichorkis'' is a genus of orchids native to the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and various islands of the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Species Dozens of names have been proposed for members of the genus, but at present ( ...

'' (Ames & C.Schweinf.) J.J.Wood - Sabah #''

Stichorkis lobongensis ''Stichorkis'' is a genus of orchids native to the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and various islands of the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Species Dozens of names have been proposed for members of the genus, but at present ( ...

'' (Ames) J.J.Wood - Sabah, Sarawak #''

Stichorkis mucronata ''Stichorkis'' is a genus of orchids native to the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and various islands of the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Species Dozens of names have been proposed for members of the genus, but at present (June ...

'' (Blume) J.J.Wood - Indonesia #''

Stichorkis pandurata ''Stichorkis'' is a genus of orchids native to the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and various islands of the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Species Dozens of names have been proposed for members of the genus, but at present (June ...

'' (Ames) J.J.Wood - Sabah, Sarawak

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q2283735 Malaxideae genera Malaxidinae