''Lemurorchis'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains only one known species, ''Lemurorchis madagascariensis'', an

epiphyte An epiphyte is an organism that grows on the surface of a plant and derives its moisture and nutrients from the air, rain, water (in marine environments) or from debris accumulating around it. The plants on which epiphytes grow are called phoroph ...

endemic to Madagascar.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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References

*Kraenzlin, F.W.L. (1893) Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 17: 58. *Berg Pana, H. (2005) ''Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee''. Ulmer, Stuttgart *Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (Eds) (2014) Genera Orchidacearum Volume 6: Epidendroideae (Part 3); page 401 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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* Monotypic Epidendroideae genera Vandeae genera Angraecinae Orchids of Madagascar {{Vandeae-stub