Orchipedum (plant)

Orchipedum is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains three known species, all native to Southeast Asia.^[2][3]

1. Orchipedum echinatum Aver. & Averyanova - Vietnam
2. Orchipedum plantaginifolium Breda - Thailand, Java, Peninsular Malaysia
3. Orchipedum wenzelii (Ames) J.J.Sm. - Philippines

Orchipedum
Orchipedum plantaginifolium 1829 illustration[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Tribe:	Cranichideae
Subtribe:	Goodyerinae
Genus:	Orchipedum Breda, Gen. Sp. Orchid. Asclep. 2: t. 10 (1829)
Type species
Orchipedum plantaginifolium Breda
Synonyms[2]
Queteletia Blume, Coll. Orchid.: 117 (1859) Philippinaea Schltr. & Ames in O.Ames, Orchidaceae 6: 278 (1920)

See also

• List of Orchidaceae genera