''Tuberolabium'' is a
genus
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of
epiphytic
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flowering plant
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s from the orchid family,
Orchidaceae
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. It is native to the Old World Tropics, including China,
Indochina
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, Taiwan, Indonesia, and the Philippines.
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/ref>[Wood, Jeffrey James. 1990. Nordic Journal of Botany 10(5): 481-482] Several species formerly included in ''Tuberolabium'' are now placed in the genus ''Trachoma
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''.
Species
Species accepted by Plants of the World Online
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History
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as of August 2023:Tuberolabium erosulum
''Tuberolabium'' is a genus of epiphytic flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to the Old World Tropics, including China, Indochina, Taiwan, Indonesia, and the Philippines.Wood, Jeffrey James. 1990. Nordic Journal of ...
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*'' Tuberolabium escritorii''
*'' Tuberolabium kotoense''
*'' Tuberolabium pendulum''
*'' Tuberolabium quisumbingii''
*'' Tuberolabium subulatum''
*'' Tuberolabium woodii''
*'' Tuberolabium zollingeri''
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'' which ...
References
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Vandeae genera
Aeridinae
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