''Myrmechis'' is a
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of
flowering plant
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s from the orchid family,
Orchidaceae
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. It is native to eastern and southeastern
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from the
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south to
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, west to the
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#'' Myrmechis aurea'' (J.J.Sm.) Schuit. - Maluku
#'' Myrmechis bakhimensis'' D.Maity, N.Pradhan & Maiti - Sikkim
#'' Myrmechis bilobulifera'' (J.J.Sm.) Schuit. - Sulawesi
#'' Myrmechis chalmersii'' (Schltr.) Schuit. - New Guinea
#'' Myrmechis chinensis'' Rolfe - Sichuan, Hubei, Fujian
#'' Myrmechis drymoglossifolia'' Hayata - Taiwan
#'' Myrmechis glabra'' Blume - Java
#'' Myrmechis gracilis'' (Blume) Blume - Java, Sumatra, Philippines
#'' Myrmechis japonica'' (Rchb.f.) Rolfe - Japan, Korea, Kuril Islands, Fujian, Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan
#'' Myrmechis kinabaluensis'' Carr - Sabah
#'' Myrmechis perpusilla'' Ames - Luzon
#'' Myrmechis philippinensiis'' Ames - Philippines
#'' Myrmechis pumila'' (Hook.f.) Tang & F.T.Wang - Yunnan, Bhutan, Assam, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam
#'' Myrmechis quadrilobata'' (Schltr.) Schuit. - Sulawesi
#'' Myrmechis seranica'' J.J.Sm. - Seram
#'' Myrmechis tsukusiana'' Masam. - Yakushima
#'' Myrmechis urceolata'' Tang & K.Y.Lang - Yunnan, Guangdong, Hainan
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
* Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (1999). Genera Orchidacearum 1. Oxford Univ. Press.
* Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2001). Genera Orchidacearum 2. Oxford Univ. Press.
* Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3. Oxford Univ. Press
* Berg Pana, H. 2005. ''Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee''. Ulmer, Stuttgart
External links
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Cranichideae genera
Goodyerinae
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