''Diglyphosa'' is a
genus
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of
flowering plant
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s from the orchid family,
Orchidaceae
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Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering ...
. It contains 3 known species, native to
Southeast Asia
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, the eastern
Himalayas
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, and
New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu
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It is a simplified version of ...
.
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*''Diglyphosa celebica
''Diglyphosa'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 3 known species, native to Southeast Asia, the eastern Himalayas, and New Guinea.
*'' Diglyphosa celebica'' (Schltr.) Schltr. - Sulawesi
*'' Diglyphos ...
'' (Schltr.) Schltr. - Sulawesi
*'' Diglyphosa elmeri'' Ames - Mindanao
*'' Diglyphosa latifolia'' Blume - Yunnan, Assam, Bhutan, Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Maluku, Philippines, Sulawesi, New Guinea
See also
* List of Orchidaceae genera
This is a list of genera in the orchid family ( Orchidaceae), originally according tThe Families of Flowering Plants- L. Watson and M. J. Dallwitz. This list is adapted regularly with the changes published in the ''Orchid Research Newsletter'' whi ...
References
* 2005. ''Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee''. Ulmer, Stuttgart
* (2006). Epidendroideae (Part One). Genera Orchidacearum 4: 134 ff. Oxford University Press.
External links
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Collabieae genera
Collabieae
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