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s from the orchid family,

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. It has 28 currently recognized species (as of April 2025), native to China,

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, the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia,

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, Australia and the

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/ref>New orchid species of Stigmatodactylus (Orchidoideae; Diurideae) and a new record of Cryptostylis carinata from central Palawan, Philippines
/ref>Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2001). Orchidoideae (Part 1). Genera Orchidacearum 2: 1-416. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Species list

The following is a list of accepted species of ''Stigmatodactylus'' accepted by

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as at April 2025: * '' Stigmatodactylus aegeridantennatus'' ( N.Hallé) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones - New Caledonia * '' Stigmatodactylus amplexicaulis'' (

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) S.P.Lyon, M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones - Queensland, New South Wales, New Caledonia * '' Stigmatodactylus aquamarinus'' A.S.Rob. &

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- Palawan (Philippines) * '' Stigmatodactylus bracteatus'' ( Rendle) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones - New Caledonia * '' Stigmatodactylus celebicus''

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- Sulawesi * '' Stigmatodactylus confusus'' (

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) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones - New Caledonia * '' Stigmatodactylus corniculatus'' ( Rendle) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones - New Caledonia * '' Stigmatodactylus croftianus'' (Kores) Kores - New Guinea * ''

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'' A.S.Rob. - Palawan (Philippines) * '' Stigmatodactylus elegans'' ( Rchb.f.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones - New Caledonia * '' Stigmatodactylus gibbsiae'' (Kores) Kores - New Guinea * '' Stigmatodactylus grandiflorus'' (Schltr.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones - New Caledonia * '' Stigmatodactylus halleanus'' (Kores) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones - New Caledonia * '' Stigmatodactylus heptadactylus'' (Kraenzl.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones - New Caledonia * '' Stigmatodactylus javanicus'' Schltr. & J.J.Sm. - Java * '' Stigmatodactylus lamrii'' ( J.J.Wood & C.L.Chan) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. - Sabah * '' Stigmatodactylus macroglossus'' (Schltr.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones - New Caledonia * '' Stigmatodactylus oxyglossus'' (Schltr.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones - New Caledonia * '' Stigmatodactylus paradoxus'' (Prain) Schltr. - Sikkim * '' Stigmatodactylus richardianus'' P.T.Ong - Peninsular Malaysia * '' Stigmatodactylus serratus'' ( Deori) A.N.Rao - Assam * '' Stigmatodactylus sikokianus''

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- Fujian, Hunan, Taiwan, Japan * '' Stigmatodactylus sublestus'' ( Dockrill) S.P.Lyon, M.A.Clem., D.L.Jones - Queensland * '' Stigmatodactylus tenuilabris'' (Schltr.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones - New Caledonia * '' Stigmatodactylus variegatus'' (Kores) Kores - New Guinea * '' Stigmatodactylus veillonis'' (N.Hallé) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones - New Caledonia * '' Stigmatodactylus vulcanicus'' (

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) Maek. - Solomon Islands

References

*Berg Pana, H. 2005. ''Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee''. Ulmer, Stuttgart {{Taxonbar, from=Q9079933 Diurideae genera Acianthinae

Species list

See also

References