''Sarcophyton'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

s from the orchid family,

Orchidaceae 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 ...

. It has three known species, native to

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...

and the

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

:Flora of China v 25 p 445, 肉兰属 rou lan shu, Sarcophyton Garay, Bot. Mus. Leafl. 23: 201. 1972.
/ref> *'' Sarcophyton crassifolium'' (Lindl. & Paxton) Garay - Philippines *'' Sarcophyton pachyphyllum'' (Ames) Garay - Philippines *'' Sarcophyton taiwanianum'' (Hayata) Garay - Taiwan

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* * Vandeae genera Orchids of the Philippines Orchids of Taiwan Aeridinae Taxa named by Leslie Andrew Garay {{Vandeae-stub

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