Stereochilus (plant)

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For genus of salamanders, see Stereochilus (amphibian).

Stereochilus
Stereochilus erinaceus (as Sarcanthus erinaceus) - Curtis' 93 (Ser. 3 no. 23) pl. 5630 (1867).jpg
Illustration of Stereochilus erinaceus (as syn. Sarcanthus erinaceus)
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Vandeae
Subtribe: Aeridinae
Genus: Stereochilus
Lindl.
Type species
Stereochilus hirtus
Lindl.

Stereochilus is a genus of orchids native to the Himalayas, Indochina and the Philippines.[1][2][3]

Species accepted as of June 2014:[1]

  1. Christenson - Vietnam, Yunnan
  2. (Guillaumin) Garay - Vietnam, Yunnan, Thailand
  3. (Rchb.f.) Garay - Vietnam, Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand
  4. Lindl. - Sikkim, Bhutan, Assam, Myanmar
  5. (Rchb.f.) Garay - Myanmar
  6. (Cavestro) Cavestro - Thailand
  7. (Rchb.f.) Garay - Assam, Philippines

References[]

  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Lindley, John. 1858. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society 3: 38
  3. ^ Flora of China v 25 p 463, 坚唇兰属 jian chun lan shu, Stereochilus Lindley, J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 3: 38. 1858.

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