''Robiquetia'', commonly known as pouched orchids, or 寄树兰属 (ji shu lan shu), is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Plants in this genus are

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 ...

s with long, sometimes branched, fibrous stems, leathery leaves in two ranks and large numbers of small, densely crowded flowers on a pendulous flowering stem. There are about eighty species found from tropical and

subtropical The subtropical zones or subtropics are geographical zone, geographical and Köppen climate classification, climate zones to the Northern Hemisphere, north and Southern Hemisphere, south of the tropics. Geographically part of the Geographical z ...

Asia to the Western Pacific.

Description

Orchids in the genus ''Robiquetia'' are epiphytic, monopodial

herbs In general use, herbs are a widely distributed and widespread group of plants, excluding vegetables and other plants consumed for macronutrients, with savory or aromatic properties that are used for flavoring and garnishing food, for medicinal ...

with pendulous, fibrous, sometimes branching stems and many smooth roots. The leaves are arranged in two ranks and are thick and leathery, oblong to elliptic, with a divided, asymmetrical, tip. Many small, densely crowded flowers are arranged on a pendulous flowering stem that emerges from a leaf

axil A leaf ( : leaves) is any of the principal appendages of a vascular plant stem, usually borne laterally aboveground and specialized for photosynthesis. Leaves are collectively called foliage, as in "autumn foliage", while the leaves, st ...

. The sepals and

petal Petals are modified Leaf, leaves that surround the reproductive parts of flowers. They are often advertising coloration, brightly colored or unusually shaped to attract pollinators. All of the petals of a flower are collectively known as the ''c ...

s are similar to each other and the labellum has three lobes and an inflated spur on its tip.

Taxonomy and naming

The genus ''Robiquetia'' was first formally described in 1829 by Charles Gaudichaud-Beaupré and the description was published in his book ''

Voyage autour du monde Louis-Antoine, Comte de Bougainville (, , ; 12 November 1729 – August 1811) was a French admiral and explorer. A contemporary of the British explorer James Cook, he took part in the Seven Years' War in North America and the American Revolution ...

'' from a specimen collected in the Maluku Islands. The type species is ''

Robiquetia ascendens ''Robiquetia'', commonly known as pouched orchids, or 寄树兰属 (ji shu lan shu), is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Plants in this genus are epiphytes with long, sometimes branched, fibrous stems, leathery le ...

''. The name ''Robiquetia'' honours the French chemist Pierre Jean Robiquet. Species list: The following is a list of species of ''Robiquetia'' accepted by the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families as of December 2018: *''

Robiquetia aberrans ''Robiquetia'', commonly known as pouched orchids, or 寄树兰属 (ji shu lan shu), is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Plants in this genus are epiphytes with long, sometimes branched, fibrous stems, leathery le ...

'' (Schltr.) Kocyan & Schuit. - Thailand to Malesia * ''

Robiquetia adelineana ''Robiquetia'', commonly known as pouched orchids, or 寄树兰属 (ji shu lan shu), is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Plants in this genus are epiphytes with long, sometimes branched, fibrous stems, leathery le ...

'' P.O'Byrne - Malaysia * ''

Robiquetia amboinensis ''Robiquetia'', commonly known as pouched orchids, or 寄树兰属 (ji shu lan shu), is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Plants in this genus are epiphytes with long, sometimes branched, fibrous stems, leathery le ...

'' (J.J.Sm.) J.J.Sm. - Ambon * '' Robiquetia amesiana'' Kocyan & Schuit. * '' Robiquetia anceps'' J.J.Sm. - Ternate * '' Robiquetia andamanica'' (N.P.Balakr. & N.Bhargava) Kocyan & Schuit. * '' Robiquetia angustifolia'' Schltr. - Sulawesi * '' Robiquetia arunachalensis'' (A.N.Rao) Kocyan & Schuit. * ''

'' Gaudich. - Maluku * '' Robiquetia batakensis'' (Schltr.) Kocyan & Schuit. * ''

Robiquetia bertholdii ''Robiquetia'', commonly known as pouched orchids, or 寄树兰属 (ji shu lan shu), is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Plants in this genus are epiphytes with long, sometimes branched, fibrous stems, leathery le ...

'' (Rchb.f.) Schltr. - Fiji, Santa Cruz Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu * '' Robiquetia bicruris'' J.J.Sm. * '' Robiquetia bifida'' (Lindl.) Kocyan & Schuit. * '' Robiquetia brassii'' Ormerod - New Guinea * '' Robiquetia brevifolia'' (Lindl.) Garay - Sri Lanka * '' Robiquetia brevisaccata'' (J.J.Sm.) Kocyan & Schuit. * '' Robiquetia camptocentrum'' (Schltr.) J.J.Sm. - New Guinea * ''

Robiquetia cerina ''Robiquetia cerina'' is a species of orchid endemic to the Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ...

'' (Rchb.f.) Garay - Philippines * '' Robiquetia cladophylax'' (Schltr.) Kocyan & Schuit. * '' Robiquetia compressa'' (Lindl.) Schltr. - Philippines * ''

Robiquetia crassa ''Robiquetia'', commonly known as pouched orchids, or 寄树兰属 (ji shu lan shu), is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Plants in this genus are epiphytes with long, sometimes branched, fibrous stems, leather ...

'' (Ridl.) Schltr. - Sarawak * '' Robiquetia crockerensis'' J.J.Wood & A.L.Lamb in J.J.Wood & al. - Sarawak, Sabah * ''

Robiquetia culicifera ''Robiquetia'', commonly known as pouched orchids, or 寄树兰属 (ji shu lan shu), is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Plants in this genus are epiphytes with long, sometimes branched, fibrous stems, leathery le ...

'' (Ridl.) Kocyan & Schuit. * ''

Robiquetia dentifera ''Robiquetia'', commonly known as pouched orchids, or 寄树兰属 (ji shu lan shu), is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Plants in this genus are epiphytes with long, sometimes branched, fibrous stems, leathery le ...

'' J.J.Sm. - Seram * '' Robiquetia discolor'' (Rchb.f.) Seidenf. & Garay - Philippines * '' Robiquetia dutertei'' Cootes, Naive & M.Leon * '' Robiquetia eburnea'' (W.Suarez & Cootes) Kocyan & Schuit. * '' Robiquetia enigma'' Ferreras & W.Suarez - Philippines * ''

Robiquetia flammea ''Robiquetia'', commonly known as pouched orchids, or 寄树兰属 (ji shu lan shu), is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Plants in this genus are epiphytes with long, sometimes branched, fibrous stems, leathery le ...

'' (R.Boos, Cootes & W.Suarez) Kocyan & Schuit. * ''

Robiquetia flexa ''Robiquetia'', commonly known as pouched orchids, or 寄树兰属 (ji shu lan shu), is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Plants in this genus are epiphytes with long, sometimes branched, fibrous stems, leathery le ...

'' (Rchb.f.) Garay - New Guinea * '' Robiquetia forbesii'' (Ridl.) Kocyan & Schuit. * '' Robiquetia gautierensis'' (J.J.Sm.) Kocyan & Schuit. * '' Robiquetia glomerata'' (Rolfe) Kocyan & Schuit. * ''

Robiquetia gracilis ''Robiquetia'', commonly known as pouched orchids, or 寄树兰属 (ji shu lan shu), is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Plants in this genus are epiphytes with long, sometimes branched, fibrous stems, leathery le ...

'' (Lindl.) Garay - India, Sri Lanka, Andaman and Nicobar Islands * '' Robiquetia gracilistipes'' (Schltr.) J.J.Sm. - Queensland, New Guinea, Solomons * ''

Robiquetia hamata ''Robiquetia'', commonly known as pouched orchids, or 寄树兰属 (ji shu lan shu), is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Plants in this genus are epiphytes with long, sometimes branched, fibrous stems, leathery le ...

'' Schltr. - New Guinea * '' Robiquetia hansenii'' J.J.Sm - Mentawai * '' Robiquetia honhoffii'' (Schuit. & A.Vogel) Kocyan & Schuit. * '' Robiquetia inflata'' (Metusala & P.O'Byrne) Kocyan & Schuit. * '' Robiquetia insectifera'' (J.J.Sm.) Kocyan & Schuit. * '' Robiquetia josephiana'' Manilal & C.S.Kumar - Kerala * '' Robiquetia juliae'' (P.O'Byrne) Kocyan & Schuit. * ''

Robiquetia kawakamii ''Robiquetia'', commonly known as pouched orchids, or 寄树兰属 (ji shu lan shu), is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Plants in this genus are epiphytes with long, sometimes branched, fibrous stems, leather ...

'' (J.J.Sm.) Kocyan & Schuit. * '' Robiquetia kusaiensis'' Fukuy. - Kosrae * '' Robiquetia ligulata'' (J.J.Sm.) Kocyan & Schuit. * '' Robiquetia longipedunculata'' Schltr. - Sulawesi * '' Robiquetia lutea'' (Volk) Schltr. - Caroline Islands * ''

Robiquetia lyonii ''Robiquetia'', commonly known as pouched orchids, or 寄树兰属 (ji shu lan shu), is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Plants in this genus are epiphytes with long, sometimes branched, fibrous stems, leathery le ...

'' (Ames) Kocyan & Schuit. * '' Robiquetia millariae'' Ormerod - Solomons * '' Robiquetia minahassae'' (Schltr.) J.J.Sm. - Sulawesi * '' Robiquetia minimiflora'' (Hook.f.) Kocyan & Schuit. * '' Robiquetia pachyphylla'' (Rchb.f.) Garay - Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam * '' Robiquetia palawensis'' Tuyama - Palau * ''

Robiquetia palustris ''Robiquetia'', commonly known as pouched orchids, or 寄树兰属 (ji shu lan shu), is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Plants in this genus are epiphytes with long, sometimes branched, fibrous stems, leathery l ...

'' (J.J.Sm.) Kocyan & Schuit. * '' Robiquetia pantherina'' (Kraenzl.) Ames - Philippines * ''

Robiquetia penangiana ''Robiquetia'', commonly known as pouched orchids, or 寄树兰属 (ji shu lan shu), is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Plants in this genus are epiphytes with long, sometimes branched, fibrous stems, leathery l ...

'' (Hook.f.) Kocyan & Schuit. * '' Robiquetia pinosukensis'' J.J.Wood & A.L.Lamb in J.J.Wood & al. - Sabah, Sarawak * '' Robiquetia punctata'' (J.J.Wood & A.L.Lamb) Kocyan & Schuit. * ''

Robiquetia reflexa ''Robiquetia'', commonly known as pouched orchids, or 寄树兰属 (ji shu lan shu), is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Plants in this genus are epiphytes with long, sometimes branched, fibrous stems, leathery le ...

'' (R.Boos & Cootes) Kocyan & Schuit. * '' Robiquetia rosea'' (Lindl.) Garay - Karnataka, Sri Lanka * '' Robiquetia sanguinicors'' (P.O'Byrne & J.J.Verm.) Kocyan & Schuit. * ''

Robiquetia schizogenia ''Robiquetia'', commonly known as pouched orchids, or 寄树兰属 (ji shu lan shu), is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Plants in this genus are epiphytes with long, sometimes branched, fibrous stems, leathery l ...

'' (Ferreras, Cootes & R.Boos) J.M.H.Shaw * '' Robiquetia serpentina'' (J.J.Sm.) Kocyan & Schuit. * '' Robiquetia spathulata'' (Blume) J.J.Sm - Hainan, Bhutan, Cambodia, Assam, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam * '' Robiquetia sphingoides'' (J.J.Sm.) Kocyan & Schuit. * '' Robiquetia steffensii'' (Schltr.) Kocyan & Schuit. * '' Robiquetia succisa'' (Lindl.) Seidenf. & Garay - Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Yunnan, Bhutan, Cambodia, Assam, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Bangladesh * '' Robiquetia sulitiana'' (Ormerod) Kocyan & Schuit. * '' Robiquetia sylvestris'' (Ridl.) Kocyan & Schuit. * '' Robiquetia tomaniensis'' J.J.Wood & A.L.Lamb - Sabah * '' Robiquetia tongaensis'' P.J.Cribb & Ormerod - Tonga * '' Robiquetia transversisaccata'' (Ames & C.Schweinf.) J.J.Wood in J.J.Wood & al. - Sabah, Sarawak * '' Robiquetia trukensis'' Tuyama - Chuuk * '' Robiquetia vanoverberghii'' Ames - Philippines * '' Robiquetia vaupelii'' (Schltr.) Ormerod & J.J.Wood - Fiji, Samoa * '' Robiquetia vietnamensis'' (Guillaumin) Kocyan & Schuit. * '' Robiquetia virescens'' Ormerod & S.S.Fernando - Sri Lanka * '' Robiquetia viridirosea'' J.J.Sm. - Buru, Seram * '' Robiquetia wariana'' (Schltr.) Kocyan & Schuit. * '' Robiquetia wassellii'' Dockrill - Queensland * ''

Robiquetia witteana ''Robiquetia'', commonly known as pouched orchids, or 寄树兰属 (ji shu lan shu), is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Plants in this genus are epiphytes with long, sometimes branched, fibrous stems, leather ...

'' (Rchb.f.) Kocyan & Schuit. * '' Robiquetia woodfordii'' (Rolfe) Garay - Solomons

Distribution

Orchids in the genus ''Robiquetia'' occur in

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

(2 species), the Indian subcontinent, Indochina, Malesia, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands,

Fiji Fiji ( , ,; fj, Viti, ; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, ''Fijī''), officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about north-northeast of New Zealand. Fiji consists ...

, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu and Queensland, Australia (2 species, 1 endemic).

References

External links

* * {{Taxonbar, from=Q1955317 Vandeae genera