Brachypeza

Also known as sage orchids

Brachypeza, commonly known as sage orchids, is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Orchids in this genus have short stems with fleshy leaves and arching flowering stems with short-lived flowers. The sepals and petals are similar in size and shape and the labellum is pouch-like and suspended at the base of the flower. Sage orchids occur in tropical areas from Indochina to New Guinea.

Species

FamilyOrchidaceae

Native toAndaman Is., Borneo, Christmas I., Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Sulawesi

General: Brachypeza archytas (Ridl.) Garay is recorded from tall Use: No uses have been reported for Brachypeza; it is uncommon

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 21
With media: 19
Family: Orchidaceae
Collections: A, AMES, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, MNHN
Recorded in: Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia/Sabah, Vietnam, Pologne

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Orchid
Image: Brachypeza cladostachya (Luzon Philippines) (Hook.f.) Kocyan & Schuit., Phytotaxa 161- 62 (2014). (38153285652) - cropped.jpg

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topic's main category: Category:Brachypeza
taxon name: Brachypeza
taxon rank: genus
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=1662
Commons gallery: Brachypeza (Orchidaceae)
Commons category: Brachypeza (Orchidaceae)

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Taxonomy and naming
Species list
See also
References

==Taxonomy and naming== The genus Brachypeza was first formally described in 1972 by Leslie Andrew Garay and the description was published in the Botanical Museum Leaflets of Harvard University.

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