''Geesinkorchis'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s from the orchid family,
Orchidaceae
Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant.
Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering ...
. It contains 4 known species, native to
Borneo
Borneo (; id, Kalimantan) is the third-largest island in the world and the largest in Asia. At the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia, in relation to major Indonesian islands, it is located north of Java, west of Sulawesi, and ea ...
and
Sumatra.
World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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#'' Geesinkorchis alaticallosa'' de Vogel - Borneo
#'' Geesinkorchis breviunguiculata'' Shih C.Hsu - Sumatra
#'' Geesinkorchis phaiostele'' (Ridl.) de Vogel - Borneo
#'' Geesinkorchis quadricarinata'' Shih C.Hsu - Sarawak
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
* (1984) Blumea 30: 199.
* (2005) Taxonomic revision of Geesinckorchis (Coelogyninae; Epidendroideae; Orchidaceae). Blumea 50: 505–517.
* 2005. ''Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee''. Ulmer, Stuttgart
* (2006) Epidendroideae (Part One). Genera Orchidacearum 4: 62ff. Oxford University Press.
External links
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Arethuseae genera
Coelogyninae
Orchids of Asia
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