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134.0000 Family Orchidaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 64 (1789), nom. cons.
over 800 genera, more than 30.000 spp. worldwide, mostly tropical
Species listed in database: 30673; hybrids: 1477
= Apostasiaceae Lindl.; Nix. Pl. 22 (1833), nom. cons.
= Cypripediaceae Lindl.; Nix. Pl. 22 (1833)
= Limodoraceae Horan.; Char. Ess. Fam. 44 (1847)
= Liparidaceae Vines; Stud. Text-book Bot. 2: 567 (1895)
= Neottiaceae Horan.; Prim. Lin. Syst. Nat. 50 (1834)
= Neuwiediaceae R.Dahlgren ex Reveal & Hoogland; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia, Sér. 4, 13: 91 (1991)
= Ophrydaceae Vines; Stud. Text-book Bot. 2: 566 (1895)
= Pycnanthaceae Ravenna; Onira 12(6): 29 (2011)
= Vanillaceae Lindl.; Key Bot. 73 (1835)
134.6134 Genus Orestias Ridl.; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 24: 197 (1887), et Bol. Soc. Brot. 5: 201 (1887)
Distribution: Tropical Africa, Comores
Species listed in database: 4
species :
Orestias cardiophylla (Rchb.f.) Marg.; Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien, B 107B: 218 (2006)
Distribution: Comores (Grande Comore)
29 COM
Synonyms: hidden
= Malaxis cardiophylla (Rchb.f.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 673 (1891)
= Microstylis cardiophylla Rchb.f.; Flora 68: 543 (1885)
species :
Orestias foliosa Summerh.; Explor. Parc Natl. Garamba 4: 258 (1956), Tournay in Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 91: 300 (1959), descr. ampl.
Distribution: Gabon; D.R.Congo [Zaire]
23 GAB ZAI
species :
Orestias micrantha Summerh.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 460 (1937)
Distribution: S-Cameroon; Principe Isl.; São Tomé; Equatorial Guinea
23 CMN EQG PRI SAO
Synonyms: hidden
= Malaxis micrantha (Summerh.) Sanford; non Ames nec Kuntze
species :
Orestias stelidostachya (Rchb.f.) Summerh.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 460 (1937)
Distribution: Principe Isl.; São Tomé
23 PRI SAO
Synonyms: hidden
= Malaxis stelidostachya (Rchb.f.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 673 (1891)
= Microstylis stelidostachya Rchb.f.; Otia Bot. Hamburg. 118 (1878)
= Orestias elegans Ridl.; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 24: 197 (1887), et in Bol. Soc. Brot. 5: 201 (1887)
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A complete, synonymic checklist of the Higher Plants of the World

Version 25.11 (Nov. 11th, 2025)

Covering 357,753 accepted species,
8,806 hybrids, 48,075 accepted infraspecific taxa and 1,004,944 synonyms,
in total 1,419,578* names

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