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Rhynchostylis
Genus of orchids / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rhynchostylis (abbreviated Rhy in the horticultural trade) is a genus in the orchid family (Orchidaceae), closely allied to the genus Vanda (from which it differs in the one-lobed lip of the flower) and comprising four currently accepted species native to the Indian Subcontinent, China, Indochina, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines.[1][2]
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Rhynchostylis | |
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Rhynchostylis retusa | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Tribe: | Vandeae |
Subtribe: | Aeridinae |
Genus: | Rhynchostylis Blume |
Type species | |
Rhynchostylis retusa (Sw.) Blume. | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Anota Schltr. |
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