Monotypic Epidendroideae genera

Arundina graminifolia, also called bamboo orchid, is a species of orchid and the first sole accepted species of the genus Arundina, followed by A. caespitosa discovered in 2007. This tropical Asiatic genus extends from Myanmar, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam, the Ryukyu Islands, Malaysia, Singapore, China to Indonesia, the Philippines and New Guinea. It has become naturalized in Réunion, Fiji, French Polynesia, Micronesia, the West Indies, Costa Rica, Panama, Belize, and Hawaii. There are medicinal benefits to utilizing components of Arundina graminifolia, including soothing, anti-

Alamania punicea is a species of epiphytic orchids and the only species of the genus Alamania. It is endemic to Mexico and has two recognized varieties:

Hammarbya paludosa (or Malaxis paludosa) is a small orchid commonly known as bog orchid, '''bog adder's-mouth or bog adder's-mouth orchid'''. It grows in bogs in temperate and subarctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere.

Ansellia is considered a monotypic genus of orchid, with only one species, Ansellia africana, commonly known as African ansellia or leopard orchid, however, it may in fact be a complex group of species which share common floral structure and growth habit.

Aplectrum hyemale is a species of orchid native to the eastern United States and Canada, from Oklahoma east to the Carolinas and north to Minnesota, Ontario, Quebec and Massachusetts. It is particularly common in the Appalachian Mountains, the Great Lakes Region, and the Ohio and Upper Mississippi Valleys. Isolated populations are also reported from Arizona.

Coeliopsis is a genus of orchids. The sole species is Coeliopsis hyacinthosma, native to Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia and Ecuador.

Anthogonium is a monotypic genus of orchids. Its sole species, Anthogonium gracile, is found in India, Assam, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Guangxi, Guizhou, Tibet, and Yunnan.

Acrorchis is a monotypic genus from the orchid family (Orchidaceae), subfamily Epidendroideae, tribe Epidendreae, subtribe Laeliinae.

Adamantinia is a monotypic genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae), described in 2004 by Cássio van den Berg and Cezar Neubert Gonçalves. The name is a reference to Chapada Diamantina, Brazil, where this species comes from.

Adrorhizon purpurascens is a species of orchid (family Orchidaceae). It is the only species in the genus Adrorhizon and one of three genera in the subtribe Adrorhizinae.

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Changnienia is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Only one species is known, Changnienia amoena, native to China (provinces of Anhui, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Sichuan, and Zhejiang).

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Artorima is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. At present (May 2014), only one species is known: Artorima erubescens

Stereosandra is a genus of leafless orchids native to Southeast Asia (Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia), the range extending north to Yunnan, Taiwan and the Ryukyu Islands, and also eastward to New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Samoa. These are myco-heterotrophic orchids, lacking chlorophyll, obtaining nutrients from fungi in the soil instead.

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Eleorchis (Elo in trade journals) is a genus of terrestrial orchids (family Orchidaceae). , it contains only one recognized species, Eleorchis japonica, native to Japan and to the Kuril Islands.

Hintonella is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains only one known species, Hintonella mexicana, native to central and southern Mexico (Jalisco, Guerrero, Mexico State, Morelos, Michoacán, Oaxaca).

Monophyllorchis is a monotypic genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. The sole species is Monophyllorchis microstyloides, native to Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Colombia and Ecuador.

Cheiradenia is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains only one known species, Cheiradenia cuspidata, native to northern South America (Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, northern Brazil).

Braemia vittata is a species of orchid and the only species of genus Braemia. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, Brazil, Suriname, Guyana, and French Guiana.

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Dickasonia is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. There is only one known species, Dickasonia vernicosa, which is native to the Himalayas from Darjeeling, through Bhutan and Assam to Myanmar.

Ceratocentron is a critically endangered monotypic genus of plants in the family Orchidaceae. It sole known species, Ceratocentron fesselii, is found at high altitudes from Nueva Vizcaya and Nueva Ecija to the Cordillera Mountain ranges on Luzon island in the Philippines. The holotype was discovered in northern Nueva Ecija. The species is rare in the wild, and remained unknown to science until 1989.

Neogyna is a genus of flowering plants in the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains only one known species, Neogyna gardneriana, native to Tibet, Yunnan, Bhutan, Assam, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam.

Devogelia is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. , it contains only one known species, Devogelia intonsa, native to New Guinea and Maluku.

Dactylostalix is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. At the present time (June 2014), there is only one known species, Dactylostalix ringens. It is native to Japan, the Kuril Islands, and Sakhalin Island.

Soterosanthus shepheardii is a species of orchid found in Ecuador and Colombia, and the only species of the monotypic genus Soterosanthus. This species segregated from Sievekingia because of its upright inflorescence. Flowers are somewhat similar to Sievekingia as is the plant stature, being on the small side, around 6" tall. Plants are semi-deciduous and warmth tolerant. Grow in small pots of medium grade bark mix under same conditions as for Gongora; shaded light, even moisture, drier in winter. It is a rarely seen relative of Stanhopea.

Cottonia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae: the only known species is Cottonia peduncularis. It is native to India and Sri Lanka. The genus was erected by Robert Wight and named after Major Frederick Cotton, an amateur botanist who served in the Madras Engineer Group and collected the species from Tellichery. A coloured illustration of the plant had been sent to Wight by Thomas C. Jerdon.

Tomzanonia is a genus of orchids, (family Orchidaceae), consisting of a single species, Tomzanonia filicina endemic to the Massif de la Hotte in Haiti.

Seidenfadenia (abbreviated Sei.) is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae.

Loefgrenianthus blanche-amesiae is a showy orchid species, inhabitant of Serra do Mar mountains in Brazilian southeast. It is the only species of the monotypic genus Loefgrenianthus. It can be differentiated from its closest genus, Leptotes, both because of its pending vegetation with flat leaves and the flowers which have a saccate labellum. Loefgrenianthus blanche-amesiae is highly appreciated by orchid collectors.

Ischnogyne is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains only one known species, Ischnogyne mandarinorum, native to China (provinces of Chongqing, Gansu, Guizhou, Hubei, Shaanxi, Sichuan).

Neomoorea is a genus of orchids native to Panama, Ecuador and Colombia. It contains only one known species, Neomoorea wallisii.

Chauliodon is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains only one known species, Chauliodon deflexicalcaratum, native to tropical Africa (Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo-Kinshasa).

Pilophyllum is a monotypic genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. The sole species is Pilophyllum villosum, native to Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.

Diceratostele is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. At the present time (June 2014), there is only one known species, Diceratostele gabonensis, native to western and central Africa (Gabon, Cameroon, Liberia, Ivory Coast and Congo-Kinshasa).

Zelenkoa is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains only one known species, Zelenkoa onusta, native to Ecuador and Peru.

Papillilabium beckleri, commonly known as the imp orchid, is the only species in the genus Papillilabium from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is a small, epiphytic orchid with many thin roots, between two and six linear leaves and up to eight pale green or brownish flowers. The flowers are fragrant, produce nectar and have a warty labellum. It grows on shrubs and trees in humid places and near streams and is found between south-east Queensland and the Sydney region in New South Wales.

Risleya is a monotypic genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. The sole species is Risleya atropurpurea. It is native to the Himalayas of Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan, Bhutan, India, Sikkim, Assam and Myanmar. It was previously included in the subtribe Malaxidinae but is now placed in the tribe Collabieae.

Chamelophyton is a genus of orchids. , only one species is known, Chamelophyton kegelii, native to Suriname and Venezuela.

Peristeranthus hillii, commonly known as the beetle orchid or brown fairy-chain orchid is the only species in the genus Peristeranthus from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is an epiphytic or lithophytic orchid with more or less pendulous stems, between three and ten widely spaced, leathery leaves and a large number of pale green, often spotted flowers. It mainly grows on tree trunks and thick vines in rainforest and is found between the Bloomfield River in Queensland and Port Macquarie in New South Wales.

Ridleyella is a monotypic genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. The sole species is Ridleyella paniculata, which is endemic to New Guinea.

Neogardneria is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains one known species, Neogardneria murrayana, endemic to Brazil.

Listrostachys is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Many species have been placed in the genus over the years, most of them now transferred to other groups. At present (June 2014), only one species remains in the genus: Listrostachys pertusa. It is native to tropical Africa from Sierra Leone to Congo-Kinshasa.

Gynoglottis is a genus of flowering plants endemic to Sumatra from the orchid family, Orchidaceae, containing one species, Gynoglottis cymbidioides.

Frondaria is a genus of orchid native to western South America. The species Frondaria caulescens is found at high altitudes from central Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. It is unique because of its leaflike sheaths of the ramicauls.

Porphyroglottis is a monotypic genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. The sole species is Porphyroglottis maxwelliae, native to Borneo, Malaysia and Sumatra.

Cryptopylos is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains only one known species, Cryptopylos clausus, native to Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and Sumatra.

Plectrelminthus is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Only one species is currently accepted, Plectrelminthus caudatus, though two varieties are recognized (as of June 2014):

Dunstervillea is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. At present (June 2014), only one species is known, Dunstervillea mirabilis, native to Venezuela (Bolívar Province) to Brazil (State of Roraima), and eastern Ecuador. It is named after the orchidologist G. C. K. Dunsterville.

Phragmorchis is a monotypic genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. The sole species is Phragmorchis teretifolia, endemic to the Island of Luzon in the Philippines.

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Platyrhiza is a monotypic genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. The sole species is Platyrhiza quadricolor, endemic to Brazil.

Psychopsiella is a monotypic genus in the orchid family found only in the state of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil and near Caracas in Venezuela. It grows as an epiphyte in evergreen montane forests at elevations of .

Sphyrarhynchus is a monotypic genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. The sole species is Sphyrarhynchus schliebenii, endemic to Tanzania.

Notyliopsis is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Orchidaceae. The only species is Notyliopsis beatricis.

Eriodes is a genus of orchids found in Asia. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species Eriodes barbata.

Mobilabium hamatum, commonly known as hook-leaf, is the only species in the genus Mobilabium from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is an epiphytic orchid with between three and twelve stiff, oblong leaves with a hooked tip. There are up to fifteen star-shaped, cream-coloured, pale green or brownish flowers with red or purple markings. The labellum has three lobes with the middle lobe hollow and containing sticky nectar. It mainly grows on rainforest trees at higher altitudes and is found in tropical North Queensland.

Horichia is a monotypic genus of orchid in the subtribe Stanhopeinae. Its only species is Horichia dressleri, which is endemic to Panama.