''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. Orchids are cosmopolitan plants that are found in almost every habitat on Eart ...

s native to the

Indian subcontinent The Indian subcontinent is a physiographic region of Asia below the Himalayas which projects into the Indian Ocean between the Bay of Bengal to the east and the Arabian Sea to the west. It is now divided between Bangladesh, India, and Pakista ...

Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is the geographical United Nations geoscheme for Asia#South-eastern Asia, southeastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of China, east of the Indian subcontinent, and northwest of the Mainland Au ...

New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; , fossilized , also known as Papua or historically ) is the List of islands by area, world's second-largest island, with an area of . Located in Melanesia in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is ...

, and various islands of the

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and Indian Oceans.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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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 and Indian Oceans. Species Dozens of names have been proposed for members of the genus, but at present (June ...

'' (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 Islands, Pacific and Indian Ocean islands, Indian Oceans. Species Dozens of names have been proposed for membe ...

'' (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 ''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 ...

'' (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

{{Taxonbar, from=Q2283735 Malaxideae genera Malaxidinae