Pseudovanilla
Pseudovanilla, commonly known as giant climbing orchids, is a genus of eight climbing orchids in the family Orchidaceae. Orchids in this genus have tall climbing stems with clinging roots, leaf-like bracts and branching flowering stems with colourful, spreading sepals and petals. Species in the genus are native to Indonesia, the Philippines, New Guinea, Australia, Solomons, Micronesia and Fiji.[1][2]
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| Pseudovanilla foliata | |
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| Genus: | Pseudovanilla |
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| Pseudovanilla foliata (F.Muell.) Garay | |
List of species
The following is a list of species of Pseudovanilla recognised by the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families as at October 2018:[1]
- Pseudovanilla affinis (J.J.Sm.) Garay (1986) - Java
- Pseudovanilla anomala (Ames & L.O.Williams) Garay (1986) - Fiji
- Pseudovanilla foliata (F.Muell.) Garay (1986) - Queensland, New South Wales, New Guinea, Solomon Islands
- Pseudovanilla gracilis (Schltr.) Garay (1986) - New Guinea, Solomon Islands
- Pseudovanilla philippinensis (Ames) Garay (1986) - Luzon
- Pseudovanilla ponapensis (Kaneh. & Yamam.) Garay (1986) - Pohnpei
- Pseudovanilla ternatensis (J.J.Sm.) Garay (1986) - Ternate Island
- Pseudovanilla vanilloides (Schltr.) Garay (1986) - New Guinea
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References
- "Pseudovanilla". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3: 319. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
- Garay, L.A. (1986) Botanical Museum Leaflets 30: 234.
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