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Microsaccus

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Microsaccus is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to Southeast Asia.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassLiliopsida
  4. OrderAsparagales
  5. FamilyOrchidaceae
Native toBorneo, Cambodia, Jawa, Malaya, Myanmar, Philippines, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam

General: Microsaccus includes 13 species collectively distributed Use: No uses have been reported for Microsaccus; it is rare

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
45
With media
43
Family
Orchidaceae
Collections
A, AMES, MO, MICH, NHMUK, NY
Recorded in
Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Malaysia/Sabah

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Aeridinae
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taxon name
Microsaccus
taxon rank
genus
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Encyclopedic overview

13 sections
Contents
  • Description
  • Vegetative characteristics
  • Generative characteristics
  • Etymology
  • Ecology
  • Physiology
  • Taxonomy
  • Species
  • Phylogeny
  • Horticulture
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Microsaccus is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to Southeast Asia.

==Description== ===Vegetative characteristics=== These miniature epiphytes produce laterally flattened, distichously arranged leaves on thin stems.

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