Liparis (orchid)

For the Rubiaceae genus Mesoptera see Mesoptera (Rubiaceae genus)
Liparis
Liparis crenulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Malaxideae
Genus: Liparis
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Species

See text.
Synonyms
  • Alatiliparis Margonska & Szlach.
  • Alipsea Hoffmanns.
  • Anistylis Raf.
  • Apation Blume
  • Cestichis Thouars
  • Distichis Thouars
  • Diteilis Raf.
  • Empusa Lindl.
  • Empusaria Rchb. f.
  • Gastroglottis Blume
  • Iebine Raf.
  • Leptorkis Thouars
  • Mesoptera Raf.
  • Paliris Dumort.
  • Platystylis Lindl.
  • Stichorkis Thouars
  • Sturmia Rchb. f.

Liparis is a genus of orchids, commonly known as false twayblade. It comprises about 200 species with cosmopolitan distribution. Most species bear dull-coloured, purplish flowers in a terminal spike.

Selected species

External links

Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Liparis_(Orchidaceae) Liparis] at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Liparis at Wikispecies