Acanthophippium

Also known as Acanthophippium (original spelling), Acanthephippium

Acanthophippium is a genus of orchid with thirteen species (family Orchidaceae). The name of this genus is derived from the Greek words acanthos ("spiny") and ephippion ("saddle"), referring to the saddle-like labellum of the plants.

Species

GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderAsparagales
FamilyOrchidaceae

Observations recorded500

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 8
With media: 7
Family: Orchidaceae
Collections: RSA, A, BRIT, SEL, AMES
Recorded in: Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Indonesia, Cultivation

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Collabieae
Image: Acanthephippium javanicum.jpg

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taxon rank: genus
taxon name: Acanthephippium
topic's main category: Category:Acanthophippium
Commons category: Acanthophippium
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=32
Commons gallery: Acanthophippium
taxon common name: 坛花兰属

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This terrestrial and sometimes myco-heterotrophic genus of sympodial orchids is distributed from the Indian subcontinent to Taiwan, China, Japan, Southeast Asia, New Guinea and the southwest Pacific.

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