''Porpax'' is a genus of
epiphytic
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orchids
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Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering ...
native to southern and southeastern
Asia
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from
India
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to
Yunnan
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to
Borneo
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Plants of the World Online
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accepts the following species:
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Porpax albiflora''
(Rolfe) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen
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Porpax angustifolia''
(Mansf.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen
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Porpax articulata''
(Lindl.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen
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Porpax atrorubra''
(Mansf.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen
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Porpax borneensis''
J.J.Wood & A.L.Lamb
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Porpax braccata''
(Lindl.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen
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Porpax bulbophylloides''
(C.Schweinf.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen
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Porpax capuccinorum''
Aver.
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Porpax christopheri''
(P.J.Cribb) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen
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Porpax compacta''
(P.J.Cribb) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen
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Porpax conica''
(Summerh.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen
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Porpax cupuligera''
(Kraenzl.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen
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Porpax dickasonii''
(Ormerod) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen
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Porpax elaidium''
(Lindl.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen
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Porpax elwesii''
(Rchb.f.) Rolfe
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Porpax exilis''
(Hook.f.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen
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Porpax extinctoria''
(Lindl.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen
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Porpax fibuliformis''
(King & Pantl.) King & Pantl.
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Porpax filiformis''
(Wight) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen
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Porpax gigantea''
Deori
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Porpax grandiflora''
Seidenf.
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Porpax heiligenthalii''
(Eb.Fisch., Killmann, J.-P.Lebel & Delep.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen
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Porpax jerdoniana''
(Wight) Rolfe
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Porpax kalkhof-roseae''
(Eb.Fisch., Killmann, J.-P.Lebel & Delep.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen
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Porpax karikouyensis''
(Schltr.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen
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Porpax lacei''
(Summerh.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen
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Porpax lanii''
Seidenf.
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Porpax laosensis''
Aver.
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Porpax lasiorhiza''
(Schltr.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen
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Porpax leedalii''
(P.J.Cribb) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen
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Porpax macrantha''
Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen
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Porpax meirax
''Porpax'' may refer to:
*Porpax (dragonfly), ''Porpax'' (dragonfly) – a genus of dragonflies
*Porpax (plant), ''Porpax'' (plant) – a genus of orchids
*The central strap of an aspis or porpax shield
{{disambig, genus ...
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(C.S.P.Parish & Rchb.f.) King & Pantl.
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Porpax microchilos''
(Dalzell) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen
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Porpax moniliformis''
(P.J.Cribb) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen
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Porpax muscicola''
(Lindl.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen
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Porpax nana''
(A.Rich.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen
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Porpax nyassana''
(Schltr.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen
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Porpax oligantha''
(Mansf.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen
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Porpax parishii''
(Lindl. & Rchb.f.) Rolfe
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Porpax peperomioides''
(Kraenzl.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen
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Porpax pusilla''
(Griff.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen
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Porpax repens''
(Rolfe) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen
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Porpax reticulata''
Lindl.
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Porpax scaposa''
Seidenf.
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Porpax seidenfadenii''
A.N.Rao
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Porpax sikkimensis''
(Bajrach. & K.K.Shrestha) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen
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Porpax spirodela''
(Aver.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen
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Porpax summerhayesiana''
(A.D.Hawkes & A.H.Heller) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen
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Porpax thaithongiae''
Suddee, Promm. & Watthana
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Porpax ustulata''
(C.S.P.Parish & Rchb.f.) Rolfe
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Porpax verrucosa''
Schuit.
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Porpax viridis''
(P.J.Cribb) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen
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Porpax williamsonii''
(P.J.Cribb) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen
References
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Podochileae genera
Epiphytic orchids
Taxa named by John Lindley
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