Stichorkis
{{Short description|Genus of orchids}}
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| taxon = Stichorkis
| authority = Thouars
| type_species = Stichorkis disticha
| type_species_authority = (Thouars) Pfitzer in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl
| synonyms =
- Distichis Thouars ex Lindl., invalid name
- Disticholiparis Marg. & Szlach., illegitimate name
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Stichorkis is a genus of orchids native to the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and various islands of the Pacific and Indian Oceans.[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=197736 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]
Species
Dozens of names have been proposed for members of the genus, but at present (June 2014), only the following are recognized:
- Stichorkis compressa (Blume) J.J.Wood - Borneo, Java, Sumatra, Sulawesi, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam
- Stichorkis disticha (Thouars) Pfitzer in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl - Mauritius, Réunion, Comoros
- Stichorkis endertii (J.J.Sm.) J.J.Wood - Sabah
- Stichorkis gibbosa (Finet) J.J.Wood - India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, New Guinea, Solomons, Fiji, New Caledonia, Samoa, Vanuatu
- Stichorkis lingulata (Ames & C.Schweinf.) J.J.Wood - Sabah
- Stichorkis lobongensis (Ames) J.J.Wood - Sabah, Sarawak
- Stichorkis mucronata (Blume) J.J.Wood - Indonesia
- Stichorkis pandurata (Ames) J.J.Wood - Sabah, Sarawak