Acriopsis

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Acriopsis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Higher Epidendroideae
Tribe: Cymbidieae
Subtribe: Acriopsidinae
Genus: Acriopsis
Blume
Type species
Acriopsis javanica
Reinwardt ex Blume
Species
  • Acriopsis annamica
  • Acriopsis borneensis
  • Acriopsis carrii
  • Acriopsis densiflora
    • Acriopsis densiflora var. borneensis
  • Acriopsis floribunda
  • Acriopsis gracilis
  • Acriopsis indica
  • Acriopsis insulari-silvatica
  • Acriopsis javanica
  • Acriopsis latifolia
  • Acriopsis liliifolia
  • Acriopsis nelsoniana
  • Acriopsis papuana
  • Acriopsis philippinensis
  • Acriopsis purpurea
  • Acriopsis ridleyi
  • Acriopsis sumatrana

Acriopsis is a genus of orchids and the sole member of its subtribe, the Acriopsidinae. It consists of about 17 species, and was established by Carl Blume in 1825. The name refers to its flower's resemblance to locust. This genus have been sighted throughout Indochina, Guinea, Sulawesi, the Philippines, the Solomon Islands and Northern Australia.