Biology:Amitostigma

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Amitostigma
Amitostigma lepidum1a.jpg
Prefectural Flower Garden, Osaka, Japan
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Subtribe: Orchidinae
Genus: Amitostigma

Amitostigma is a formerly recognized genus in the orchid family (Orchidaceae), now subsumed within Ponerorchis.[1] It was an exclusively Asian genus of 28 orchids, growing in the alpine habitats of China , Taiwan, Japan , Korea, Vietnam, Thailand and the Kuril Islands.[2] Twenty two species formerly placed in this genus grow in China.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q20842 entry