Porpax (plant)

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Porpax
File:Porpax meirax (as Eria meirax) - Curtis' 119 (Ser. 3 no. 49) pl. 7329 (1893).jpg
Porpax meirax
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Podochileae
Subtribe: Eriinae
Genus: Porpax
Lindl. 1845, not Salisb. 1866[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Lichenora Aggeianthus
  • Wight Lindl.
  • Wight Stolzia
  • Conchidium Schltr.
  • Alvisia Griff.
File:Porpax reticulata (8880982975) - cropped.jpg
Porpax reticulata

Porpax is a genus of epiphytic orchids native to southern and southeastern Asia from India to Yunnan to Borneo. As of March 2021, Plants of the World Online accepts the following species:[2]

References

  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Porpax
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Porpax Lindl.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2021-03-21

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