Smitinandia

Smitinandia is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains three known species, native to Southeast Asia and the Himalayas.[1][2][3]

  • Smitinandia helferi (Hook.f.) Garay - Indochina, Andaman Islands
  • Smitinandia micrantha (Lindl.) Holttum - Yunnan, Assam, Bhutan, Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Indochina, Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia
  • Smitinandia selebensis (J.J.Sm.) Garay - Sulawesi

Smitinandia
Smitinandia micrantha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Monocots
Order:
Asparagales
Family:
Orchidaceae
Subfamily:
Epidendroideae
Tribe:
Vandeae
Subtribe:
Aeridinae
Genus:
Smitinandia

Holttum

See also
  • List of Orchidaceae genera

References
  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Holttum, Richard Eric. 1969. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 25(1): 105.
  3. Flora of China v 25 p 450, 盖喉兰属 gai hou lan shu, Smitinandia Holttum, Gard. Bull. Singapore. 25: 105. 1969.


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