Biology:Diplomeris

Short description: Genus of orchids

Diplomeris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Tribe:	Orchideae
Subtribe:	Orchidinae
Genus:	Diplomeris D.Don
Synonyms
Paragnathis Spreng. Diplochilos Lindl.

Diplomeris hirsuta is a beautiful small ground orchid species.

Diplomeris is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to China, the Indian subcontinent, and southeast Asia. Three species are currently recognized (June 2014):

• Diplomeris hirsuta (Lindl.) Lindl. - India, Nepal, Bhutan, Assam, China
• Diplomeris josephi A.N.Rao & Swamin. - Arunachal Pradesh
• Diplomeris pulchella D.Don - India, Nepal, Bhutan, Assam, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Tibet, Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan

See also

• List of Orchidaceae genera

References

• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (1999). Genera Orchidacearum 1. Oxford Univ. Press.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2001). Genera Orchidacearum 2. Oxford Univ. Press.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3. Oxford Univ. Press
• Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart

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