''Nephelaphyllum'' is a
genus
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with 12
species
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of orchids (
family
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Orchidaceae
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). Its genus is distributed in southern
China
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, the
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,
Indochina
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,
Indonesia
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,
Malaysia
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and the
Philippines
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.
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/ref>Flora of China v 25 p 280, 云叶兰属 yun ye lan shu, ''Nephelaphyllum'' Blume, Bijdr. 372. 1825.
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Species accepted as of June 2014:Nephelaphyllum beccarii
''Nephelaphyllum'' is a genus with 12 species of orchids (family Orchidaceae). Its genus is distributed in southern China, the Himalayas, Indochina, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines.
Species accepted as of June 2014:
# '' Nephelaphyllum ...
'' Schltr. - Sarawak
# '' Nephelaphyllum cordifolium'' (Lindl.) Blume - Sikkim, India, Bhutan, Bangladesh
# '' Nephelaphyllum flabellatum '' Ames & C.Schweinf. in O.Ames - Sabah
# '' Nephelaphyllum gracile'' Schltr. - Borneo
# '' Nephelaphyllum laciniatum'' J.J.Sm. - Sulawesi
# '' Nephelaphyllum mindorense'' Ames - Philippines
# ''Nephelaphyllum pulchrum
''Nephelaphyllum'' is a genus with 12 species of orchids (family Orchidaceae). Its genus is distributed in southern China, the Himalayas, Indochina, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), of ...
'' Blume - Hainan, Indochina, Assam, Bhutan, West Bengal, Sikkim, Andaman Islands, Borneo, Java, Sumatra, Philippines
# '' Nephelaphyllum tenuiflorum'' Blume - Hainan, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam
# '' Nephelaphyllum trapoides'' J.J.Sm. - Borneo
# '' Nephelaphyllum verruculosum'' Carr -Sabah
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Orchids of Asia
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