Bromheadia

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Bromheadia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Higher Epidendroideae
Tribe: Cymbidieae
Subtribe: Cyrtopodiinae
Alliance: Bromheadia
Genus: Bromheadia
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Species
  • Bromheadia aporoides
  • Bromheadia brevifolia
  • Bromheadia crassiflora
  • Bromheadia divaricata
  • Bromheadia finlaysoniana
  • Bromheadia palustris
  • Bromheadia pulchra
  • Bromheadia rigida
  • Bromheadia scirpoidea
  • Bromheadia truncata

Bromheadia, abbreviated as Brom in horticultural trade, is a genus of more than 10 species of orchids native to India, Malaysia, Australia and the Pacific islands. The genus constitutes the monotypic alliance Bromheadia.