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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: 30563; hybrids: 1461
= 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)
134.6201 Genus Podochilus Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 295, t. 12 (1825)
Distribution: Tropical Asia from Himalayas, India and Sri Lanka to Myanmar, Indochina, Malesia from peninsular Malaysia to New Guinea, W-Oceania
Species listed in database: 65
= Apista Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 296 (1825)
= Cryptoglottis Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 296, t. 42 (1825)
= Hexameria R.Br.; Pl. Jav. Rar. [Bennett] 26, t. 7 (1838)
= Placostigma Blume; Fl. Javae, Praef. 6 (1828)
= Platysma Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 295, t. 43 (1825)
species :
Podochilus anguinus Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 58: 88 (1922)
Distribution: New Guinea (W-Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Podochilus appendiculatus J.J.Sm.; Bull. Inst. Bot. Buitenzorg 7: 2 (1900)
Distribution: Moluccas (Ambon, Seram)
42 MOL
species :
Podochilus auriculigerus Schltr.; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 8: 18 (1921)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
species :
Podochilus australiensis (F.M.Bailey) Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 3: 316 (1907)
Distribution: Australia (Queensland)
50 AUS
Conservation Status: IUCN R
Synonyms: hidden
= Appendicula australiensis (F.M.Bailey) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones; Phytologia 73(2): 118 (1992)
= Eria australiensis F.M.Bailey; Occas. Pap. Queensland Fl. 1: 8 (1886), et Syn. Queensl. Fl. Suppl. 2: 57 (1888)
species :
Podochilus banaensis Ormerod; Taiwania 48(3): 142 (2003)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
species :
Podochilus bancanum J.J.Sm.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 3, 2: 35 (1920)
Distribution: Sumatra (Bangka Isl.)
42 SUM
species :
Podochilus bicaudatus Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 3: 19 (1906)
Distribution: Palawan; Philippines
42 PHI PLW
species :
Podochilus bilabiatus J.J.Sm.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 3, 2: 33 (1920)
Distribution: Sumatra (incl. Bangka Isl.); Borneo
42 BOR SUM
species :
Podochilus bilobulatus Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 16: 119 (1919)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Podochilus cucullatus J.J.Sm.; Bull. Dépt. Agric. Indes Néerl. 22: 40 (1909)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
species :
Podochilus cultratus Lindl.; [Numer. List [Wallich] 246, no. 7336 (1832), nomen], Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 234 (1833)
Distribution: Nepal; Bhutan; NE-India (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura, Sikkim, West Bengal); Myanmar (Mon, Taninthayi, Kachin); Thailand (N- & SW-Thailand); Vietnam
40 BHU IND NEP 41 MYA THA VIE
species :
Podochilus cumingii Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 3: 19 (1906)
Distribution: Philippines
42 PHI
species :
Podochilus densiflorus Blume; Rumphia 4: 44 (1849)
Distribution: Borneo; New Guinea (Papua New Guinea, Irian Jaya)
42 BOR NWG
species :
Podochilus falcatus Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 234 (1833)
Distribution: Sri Lanka
40 SRL
species :
Podochilus falcipetalus Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 58: 88 (1922)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Podochilus filiformis Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 1: 331 (1912)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Podochilus forficuloides J.J.Sm.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 3, 5: 62 (1922)
Distribution: Sumatra
42 SUM
species :
Podochilus gracilis (Blume) Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 235 (1833)
Distribution: Sumatra; Borneo; Java; Lesser Sunda Isl. (Bali)
42 BOR JAW LSI SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Platysma gracilis Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 295, t. 43 (1825)
species :
Podochilus hellwigii Schltr.; Mém. Herb. Boissier 21: 22 (1900)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea, Irian Jaya); Bougainville; Solomon Isl.
42 NWG 43 SOL
Synonyms: hidden
= Podochilus bimaculatus Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 1: 328 (1912)
= Podochilus longipes f. brevicalcaratus J.J.Sm.; Nova Guinea 8 1: 112 (1909)
= Podochilus longipes J.J.Sm.; Bull. Dépt. Agric. Indes Néerl. 19: 34 (1908)
= Podochilus longipes var. brevicalcaratus (J.J.Sm.) Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 1: 328 (1912)
= Podochilus longipes var. emarginatus J.J.Sm.; Nova Guinea 12 1: 100 (1913)
species :
Podochilus hystricinus Ames; Schedul. Orchid. 6: 42 (1923)
Distribution: Philippines (Leyte)
42 PHI
species :
Podochilus imitans Schltr.; Nachtr. Fl. Schutzgeb. Südsee [Schumann & Lauterbach] 118 (1905)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea, Irian Jaya)
42 NWG
species :
Podochilus intermedius J.J.Sm.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 2, 25: 86 (1917)
Distribution: Sulawesi
42 SUL
species :
Podochilus intricatus Ames; Philipp. J. Sci., C 8: 416 (1913 publ. 1914)
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon)
42 PHI
species :
Podochilus khasianus Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 6: 81 (1896)
Distribution: China (Guangdong, SW-Guangxi, S-Yunnan, Hainan); Bhutan; NE-India (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Sikkim, West Bengal); Bangladesh; Myanmar (Kachin, Mon, Bago, Kayin); Vietnam
36 CHI 40 BAN BHU IND 41 MYA VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Podochilus chinensis Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 19: 380 (1924)
= Podochilus intermedius Aver.; Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 73: 1022 (1988), nom. illeg.
species :
Podochilus klossii Ormerod; Checkl. Papuasian Orchids 394 (2017)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya)
42 NWG
species :
Podochilus lamii J.J.Sm.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 3, 11: 72 (1930)
Distribution: Moluccas (Halmaheira)
42 MOL
species :
Podochilus lancilabris Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 58: 89 (1922)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea); Bougainville; Solomon Isl.
42 NWG 43 SOL
species :
Podochilus lobatipetalus J.J.Sm.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 65: 477 (1933)
Distribution: Sulawesi
42 SUL
species :
Podochilus longilabris Ames; Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 5: 1565 (1912)
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon)
42 PHI
species :
Podochilus lucescens Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 295, t. 12 (1825)
Distribution: Myanmar (Taninthayi); Thailand (S- & C-Thailand, peninsular Thailand); Cambodia; peninsular Malaysia (Perlis, Langkawi Isl., Johor); Sumatra (incl. Lingga Arch.); Borneo (Mt. Kinabalu, Sabah, Kalimantan, Sarawak, Natuna Isl., Anambas Isl.); Brunei; Sulawesi; Philippines; Java; Lesser Sunda Isl. (Bali)
41 CBD MYA THA 42 BOR BRN JAW LSI MLY PHI SUL SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Podochilus robinsonii Ames; Philipp. J. Sci., C 6: 49 (1911)
species :
Podochilus malabaricus Wight; Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. [Wight] 5: t. 1748, f. 2 (1852)
Distribution: S-India (Kerala); Sri Lanka; Borneo
40 IND SRL 42 BOR
species :
Podochilus marsupialis Schuit.; Blumea 43(2): 489 (1998)
Distribution: Borneo (Sarawak, Sabah, Kalimantan)
42 BOR
species :
Podochilus mentawaiensis J.J.Sm.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 3, 12: 118 (1932)
Distribution: Sumatra (Mentawai Isl., Siberut)
42 SUM
species :
Podochilus microphyllus Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 234 (1833)
Distribution: Nicobar Isl.; Myanmar (Taninthayi); Thailand (E-, C- & peninsular Thailand); Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia; +Singapore; Sumatra (incl. Lingga Arch.); Borneo (Mt. Kinabalu, Sabah, Kalimantan, Sarawak); Brunei; Java
41 CBD LAO MYA NCB THA VIE 42 BOR BRN JAW MLY SNG SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Podochilus confusus J.J.Sm.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 3, 8: 358 (1927)
species :
Podochilus minahassae Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 10: 34 (1911)
Distribution: Sulawesi
42 SUL
species :
Podochilus muricatus (Teijsm. & Binn.) Schltr.; Mém. Herb. Boissier 21: 64 (1900)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia; Sumatra; +Java
42 JAW MLY SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Appendicula echinocarpa Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 6: 85 (1895)
= Appendicula muricata Teijsm. & Binn.; Natuurk. Tijdschr. Ned.-Indië 24: 322 (1862)
species :
Podochilus obovatipetalus J.J.Sm.; Mitt. Inst. Allg. Bot. Hamburg 7: 47 (1927)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
species :
Podochilus oxyphyllus Schltr.; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 6: 308 (1906)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
species :
Podochilus oxystophylloides Ormerod; Taiwania 48(3): 143 (2003)
Distribution: China (SW-Guangxi)
36 CHI
species :
Podochilus pachyrhizus Schltr.; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 5: 309 (1906)
Distribution: Sumatra (Riau Isl.)
42 SUM
species :
Podochilus plumosus Ames; Philipp. J. Sci., C 4: 668 (1910)
Distribution: Philippines
42 PHI
species :
Podochilus polytrichoides Schltr.; Nachtr. Fl. Schutzgeb. Südsee [Schumann & Lauterbach] 122 (1905)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea, Irian Jaya)
42 NWG
Synonyms: hidden
= Podochilus mamberamensis J.J.Sm.; Nova Guinea 14: 368 (1929)
= Podochilus muscosus Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 1: 331 (1912)
species :
Podochilus ramosii Ames; Philipp. J. Sci., C 8: 417 (1913 publ. 1914)
Distribution: Philippines (Mindanao)
42 PHI
species :
Podochilus rhombeus J.J.Sm.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 2, 25: 87 (1917)
Distribution: Sulawesi; Lesser Sunda Isl. (Bali)
42 LSI SUL
species :
Podochilus rhombipetalus J.J.Sm.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 2, 25: 85 (1917)
Distribution: Sulawesi
42 SUL
species :
Podochilus rotundipetalus Aver. & Vuong; Taiwania 61(4): 348 (2016)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
species :
Podochilus saxatilis Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 235 (1833)
Distribution: Sri Lanka
40 SRL
species :
Podochilus scalpelliformis Blume; Rumphia 4: 45 (1849)
Distribution: Moluccas; New Guinea (Papua New Guinea, Irian Jaya, Waigeo Isl., Louisiade Arch.); Bismarck Arch. (New Britain)
42 MOL NWG 43 BIS
species :
Podochilus schistantherus Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 10: 35 (1911)
Distribution: Sulawesi
42 SUL
species :
Podochilus sciuroides Rchb.f.; Bonplandia (Hannover) 5: 41 (1857)
Distribution: Sumatra (incl. Riau Isl.); Borneo (Mt. Kinabalu, Sabah, Kalimantan, Sarawak); Philippines; Lesser Sunda Isl. (Sumbawa)
42 BOR LSI PHI SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Podochilus curviunguis Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 10: 34 (1911)
species :
Podochilus serpyllifolius (Blume) Lindl.; J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 3: 37 (1859)
Distribution: Sumatra; Borneo (Mt. Kinabalu, Sabah, Sarawak); Brunei; Java; Lesser Sunda Isl. (Bali)
42 BOR BRN JAW LSI SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Cryptoglottis serpyllifolia Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 296, t. 297 (1825)
= Hexameria disticha R.Br.; Pl. Jav. Rar. [Bennett] 26, t. 7 (1838)
species :
Podochilus similis Blume; Rumphia 4: 44 (1849)
Distribution: Sumatra; Borneo
42 BOR SUM
species :
Podochilus smithianus Schltr.; Nachtr. Fl. Schutzgeb. Südsee [Schumann & Lauterbach] 123 (1905)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Podochilus spathulatus J.J.Sm.; Bull. Dépt. Agric. Indes Néerl. 22: 40 (1909)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
species :
Podochilus steinii J.J.Sm.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 66: 177 (1934)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya: Japen Isl.)
42 NWG
species :
Podochilus strictus Ames; Philipp. J. Sci., C 4: 669 (1910)
Distribution: Philippines (widespread)
42 PHI
species :
Podochilus sumatranus Schltr.; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 6: 309 (1906)
Distribution: Sumatra (Riau Isl.)
42 SUM
species :
Podochilus sumatrensis Ridl.; J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 61: 41 (1912)
Distribution: Sumatra
42 SUM
species :
Podochilus tenuis (Blume) Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 235 (1833)
Distribution: peninsular Thailand; peninsular Malaysia; Sumatra; Borneo (Mt. Kinabalu, Sabah, Kalimantan, Sarawak); Brunei; Java
41 THA 42 BOR BRN JAW MLY SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Apista tenuis Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 296 (1825)
= Podochilus acicularis Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 6: 82 (1890)
species :
Podochilus tmesipteris Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 45(Beibl. 104): 17 (1911)
Distribution: Sumatra
42 SUM
species :
Podochilus trichocarpus Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 1: 329 (1912)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Podochilus truncatus J.J.Sm.; Svensk Bot. Tidskr. 20: 472 (1926 publ. 1927)
Distribution: Sulawesi
42 SUL
species :
Podochilus truongtamii Aver. & Vuong; Taiwania 63(3): 214 (2018)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
species :
Podochilus warianus Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 1: 328 (1912)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Podochilus warnagalensis Wijew., Priyad., Arang., Atthan., Samar. & Kumar; Phytotaxa 266(2): 151 (2016)
Distribution: Sri Lanka
40 SRL
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Covering 356,645 accepted species,
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