''Paralophia'' is a genus of
orchid
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 ...
s endemic to
Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...
. It contains two known species:
[Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2009). Epidendroideae (Part two). Genera Orchidacearum 5: 1-585. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.]
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Paralophia epiphytica''
(P.J.Cribb, Du Puy & Bosser) P.J.Cribb, Bot. Mag. 22: 50 (2005).
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Paralophia palmicola''
(H.Perrier) P.J.Cribb, Bot. Mag. 22: 51 (2005).
References
Eulophiinae
Eulophiinae genera
Orchids of Madagascar
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