Thecostele

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Thecostele
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Higher Epidendroideae
Tribe: Cymbidieae
Subtribe: Thecostelinae
Genus: Thecostele
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Species
  • Thecostele alata
  • Thecostele maculosa
  • Thecostele maingayi
  • Thecostele poilanei
  • Thecostele quinquefida
  • Thecostele secunda
  • Thecostele wrayi
  • Thecostele zollingeri

Thecostele is a genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae) and the only genus of subtribe Thecostelinae. There are 9 species, distributed in the Himalaya, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and the Philippines.

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