Brachypeza
Sign in to saveBrachypeza, 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.
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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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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.
==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.