Liparis (orchid)
| Liparis | |
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| Liparis crenulata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Malaxideae |
| Genus: | Liparis Rich. |
| Type species | |
| Liparis loeselii (L.) Rich. | |
| Species | |
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Liparis is a genus of orchids,[2] commonly known as widelip orchid[3] or false twayblade. It comprises over 200 species with cosmopolitan distribution, found on all continents except Antarctica and on many oceanic islands.[1] Most species bear dull-coloured, purplish flowers in a terminal spike.
Selected species
- Liparis bautingensis
- Liparis crenulata
- Liparis goodyeroides
- Liparis hawaiensis (Blume) Lindl.
- Liparis latifolia
- Liparis liliifolia
- Liparis loeselii
- Liparis nervosa
- Liparis pingxiangensis
- Liparis reflexa
References
- 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Richard, Louis Claude Marie. 1817. De Orchideis Europaeis Annotationes 21, 30, 38.
- ↑ "Liparis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
External links
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Media related to Liparis at Wikimedia Commons -
Data related to Liparis at Wikispecies - "Liparis (orchid)". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
- ITIS
- Liparis (orchid) at the Encyclopedia of Life
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