''Stichorkis'' is a genus of

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, and various islands of the Pacific and Indian Oceans.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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Species

Dozens of names have been proposed for members of the genus, but at present (June 2014), only the following are recognized: #'' Stichorkis compressa'' (Blume) J.J.Wood - Borneo, Java, Sumatra, Sulawesi, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam #'' Stichorkis disticha'' (Thouars) Pfitzer in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl - Mauritius, Réunion, Comoros #'' Stichorkis endertii'' (J.J.Sm.) J.J.Wood - Sabah #'' Stichorkis gibbosa'' (Finet) J.J.Wood - India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, New Guinea, Solomons, Fiji, New Caledonia, Samoa, Vanuatu #'' Stichorkis lingulata'' (Ames & C.Schweinf.) J.J.Wood - Sabah #'' Stichorkis lobongensis'' (Ames) J.J.Wood - Sabah, Sarawak #'' Stichorkis mucronata'' (Blume) J.J.Wood - Indonesia #'' Stichorkis pandurata'' (Ames) J.J.Wood - Sabah, Sarawak

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q2283735 Malaxideae genera Malaxidinae