Ornithochilus

Ornithochilus is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It has three known species, native to China, the Himalayas and Southeast Asia.[2][3]

  • Ornithochilus cacharensis Barbhuiya, B.K.Dutta & Schuit. - Assam
  • Ornithochilus difformis (Wall. ex Lindl.) Schltr. - Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Assam, India, Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Borneo, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia
  • Ornithochilus yingjiangensis Z.H.Tsi - Yunnan

Ornithochilus
Ornithochilus difformis var. difformis
1833 illustration[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Monocots
Order:
Asparagales
Family:
Orchidaceae
Subfamily:
Epidendroideae
Tribe:
Vandeae
Subtribe:
Aeridinae
Genus:
Ornithochilus

See also
  • List of Orchidaceae genera

References
  1. M. S. del. ( = Matilda Smith, 1854-1926), J. N. Fitch lith. ( = John Nugent Fitch, 1840–1927) Description by Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817—1911) - "Curtis's Botanical Magazine" vol. 12
  2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. Flora of China v 25 p 448, 羽唇兰属 yu chun lan shu, Ornithochilus (Wallich ex Lindley) Bentham & J. D. Hooker, Gen. Pl. 3: 478, 581. 1883.
  • Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart


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