Sarcanthopsis

Sarcanthopsis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Vandeae
Subtribe: Aeridinae
Genus: Sarcanthopsis
Garay

Sarcanthopsis is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae,[1] native to various islands of the western Pacific. As of June 2014, the following species are recognized:[2]

  1. Sarcanthopsis hansemannii (Kraenzl.) J.J.Wood & Ormerod - New Ireland
  2. Sarcanthopsis nagarensis (Rchb.f.) Garay - Fiji, Santa Cruz Islands, Wallis & Futuna
  3. Sarcanthopsis quaifei (Rolfe) Garay - New Caledonia, Vanuatu
  4. Sarcanthopsis warocqueana (Rolfe) Garay - Papua New Guinea
  5. Sarcanthopsis woodfordii (Rolfe) Garay - Solomon Islands

See also

References

  1. ↑ Garay, Leslie Andrew. 1972. Sarcanthopsis. Botanical Museum Leaflets of Harvard University 23: 198-199.
  2. ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

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