Brachypeza
Brachypeza cladostachya
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Vandeae
Subtribe: Aeridinae
Genus: Brachypeza
Garay[1]
Type species
Brachypeza archytas
(Ridl.) Garay

Brachypeza, commonly known as sage orchids, is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Orchids in this genus have short stems with fleshy leaves and arching flowering stems with short-lived flowers. The sepals and petals are similar in size and shape and the labellum is pouch-like and suspended at the base of the flower. Sage orchids occur in tropical areas from Indochina to New Guinea.[1][2]

Taxonomy and naming

The genus Brachypeza was first formally described in 1972 by Leslie Andrew Garay and the description was published in the Botanical Museum Leaflets of Harvard University.[1][3]

Species list

The following is a list of Brachypeza species accepted by the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families as at December 2018.[1]

  • Brachypeza archytas (Ridl.) Garay - Christmas Island
  • Brachypeza cladostachya (Hook.f.) Kocyan & Schuit.
  • Brachypeza indusiata (Rchb.f.) Garay - Borneo, Malaysia, Maluku, Sulawesi, Sumatra, New Guinea
  • Brachypeza koeteiensis (Schltr.) Garay - Borneo
  • Brachypeza laotica (Seidenf.) Seidenf. - Laos, Thailand and possibly Vietnam
  • Brachypeza minimipes (J.J.Sm.) Garay - Sumatra
  • Brachypeza pallida (Blume) Kocyan & Schuit.
  • Brachypeza semiteretifolia (H.A.Pedersen) Kocyan & Schuit.
  • Brachypeza simondiana (Gagnep.) Kocyan & Schuit.
  • Brachypeza stenoglottis (Hook.f.) Garay - Borneo, Malaysia, Maluku, Sulawesi, Sumatra, New Guinea
  • Brachypeza unguiculata (Lindl.) Kocyan & Schuit.
  • Brachypeza zamboangensis (Ames) Garay - Borneo, Philippines

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Brachypeza". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. ↑ Jones, David L. (2006). A complete guide to native orchids of Australia including the island territories. Frenchs Forest, N.S.W.: New Holland. p. 434. ISBN 1877069124.
  3. ↑ Garay, Leslie Andrew (1972). "On the systematics of the monopodial orchids I". Botanical Museum Leaflets. 23: 163–164. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
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