Podochilus

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Podochilus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Podochilaeae
Subtribe: Podochilinae
Genus: Podochilus
Schltr.
Type species
Podochilus lucescens
Blume
Selected Species
  • Podochilus cultratus
  • Podochilus falcatus
  • Podochilus microphyllus
Synonyms
  • Apista Blume
  • Cryptoglottis Blume
  • Cyrtoglottis Schltr.
  • Hexameria R. Br.
  • Placostigma Blume
  • Platysma Blume

Podochilus is a genus of about 75 species of mosslike epiphytic orchids, distributed from Southeast Asia and Sri Lanka through New Guinea.