Octarrhena

Octarrhena
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Monocots
Order:Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily:Epidendroideae
Tribe:Podochileae
Subtribe:Thelasiinae
Genus:Octarrhena
Thwaites
Type species
Octarrhena parvula
Thwaites
Synonyms[1]
  • Chitonanthera Schltr. in K.M.Schumann & C.A.G.Lauterbach
  • Vonroemeria J.J.Sm.
  • Kerigomnia P.Royen

Octarrhena is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 30-40 species native to Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, New Guinea, Queensland, and assorted islands in the western Pacific.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (1999). Genera Orchidacearum 1. Oxford Univ. Press.
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2001). Genera Orchidacearum 2. Oxford Univ. Press.
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3. Oxford Univ. Press
  • Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart


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