Chilopogon

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Chilopogon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Podochilaeae
Subtribe: Podochilinae
Genus: Chilopogon
Schltr.
Species
  • Chilopogon bracteatum
  • Chilopogon distichum
  • Chilopogon kinabaluensis
  • Chilopogon merrillii
  • Chilopogon oxysepalum

Chilopogon is a genus of very rare epiphytic orchids, with 5 species endemic to the mountain rainforests of New Guinea.