''Achlydosa glandulosa'' is a species of orchid endemic to

New Caledonia ) , anthem = "" , image_map = New Caledonia on the globe (small islands magnified) (Polynesia centered).svg , map_alt = Location of New Caledonia , map_caption = Location of New Caledonia , mapsize = 290px , subdivision_type = Sovereign st ...

and the only species of the genus ''Achlydosa''. This species has previously been placed in the genus ''

Megastylis ''Megastylis'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 6 known species, all native to Vanuatu and New Caledonia. #''Megastylis gigas'' (Rchb.f.) Schltr. #'' Megastylis latilabris'' (Schltr.) Schltr. #'' Me ...

''. Its closest relative is '' Pterostylis'',Cisternas, Mauricio A., Gerardo A. Salazar, Gabriela Verdugo, Patricio Novoa, Ximena Calderón, and María A. Negritto (2012). Phylogenetic Analysis of Chloraeinae (Orchidaceae) Based on Plastid and Nuclear DNA Sequences. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 168 (3): 258–77. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2011.01200.x. the sole other genus of subtribe Pterostylidinae.

References

Endemic flora of New Caledonia Orchids of New Caledonia Monotypic Orchidoideae genera Pterostylidinae Cranichideae genera {{orchidoideae-stub