Thecostele

Thecostele
Thecostele alata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Cymbidieae
Subtribe: Eulophiinae
Genus: Thecostele
Rchb. f.
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 of subtribe Eulophiinae[1].. There are 9 species, distributed in the Himalaya, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and the Philippines.

References

  1. ^ Chase M.W., Freudenstein J.F. & Cameron K.M. (2003). "DNA Data and Orchidaceae systematics: a new phylogenetic classification". K. W. Dixon, S. P. Kell, R. L. Barrett, & P. J. Cribb (eds.), Orchid Conservation. Kota Kinabalu, Sabah: Natural History Publications. pp. 69–89. http://www.orchids.co.in/dna-data-orchidaceae.shtm.