Beclardia

{{Short description|Genus of orchids}}

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| image = Beclardia-macrostachya-Bébour.JPG

| image_caption = Beclardia macrostachya

| display_parents = 3

| taxon = Beclardia

| authority = A.Rich.

| type_species = Beclardia macrostachya

| type_species_authority = (Thouars) A.Rich.

| synonyms_ref =

| synonyms = *Brachystepis Thouars, nom. inval.

}}

Beclardia is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. There are two recognized species, both native to islands in the Indian Ocean:[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=20402 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]

See also

References

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  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (1999). Genera Orchidacearum 1. Oxford Univ. Press.
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2001). Genera Orchidacearum 2. Oxford Univ. Press.
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3. Oxford Univ. Press
  • Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart