Podochilus

Podochilus is a genus of about 65 species of small, moss-like epiphytic orchids, distributed across China, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia (Indochina, Indonesia, Philippines, etc.,) New Guinea, Australia and the Solomon Islands.

Podochilus
Podochilus australiensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Podochileae
Subtribe: Eriinae
Genus: Podochilus
Schltr.
Type species
Podochilus lucescens
Blume
Synonyms
  • Apista Blume
  • Cryptoglottis Blume
  • Platysma Blume
  • Placostigma Blume
  • Hexameria R. Br.
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