Pachystoma

Pachystoma
Pachystoma thomsonianum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Arethuseae
Subtribe: Bletiinae
Genus: Pachystoma
Blume
Species
  • Pachystoma holtzei
  • Pachystoma nutans
  • Pachystoma pubescens
  • Pachystoma senile
  • Pachystoma thomsonianum
  • etc.

Pachystoma is a genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae). The genus has about 10 species, distributed over India, China, Indomalesia, northern Australia and several Pacific Islands (including New Caledonia).

The genera Apaturia Lindl., Pachychilus Blume and Pachystylis Blume have been brought into synonymy with Pachystoma.

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