Nephelaphyllum Explained

Nephelaphyllum is a genus with 12 species of orchids (family Orchidaceae). Its genus is distributed in southern China, the Himalayas, Indochina, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines.^{[1] [2]}

Species accepted as of June 2014:^[1]

1. Nephelaphyllum aureum J.J.Wood in C.L.Chan. & al. - Borneo
2. Nephelaphyllum beccarii Schltr. - Sarawak
3. Nephelaphyllum cordifolium (Lindl.) Blume - Sikkim, India, Bhutan, Bangladesh
4. Nephelaphyllum flabellatum Ames & C.Schweinf. in O.Ames - Sabah
5. Nephelaphyllum gracile Schltr. - Borneo
6. Nephelaphyllum laciniatum J.J.Sm. - Sulawesi
7. Nephelaphyllum mindorense Ames - Philippines
8. Nephelaphyllum pulchrum Blume - Hainan, Indochina, Assam, Bhutan, West Bengal, Sikkim, Andaman Islands, Borneo, Java, Sumatra, Philippines
9. Nephelaphyllum tenuiflorum Blume - Hainan, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam
10. Nephelaphyllum trapoides J.J.Sm. - Borneo
11. Nephelaphyllum verruculosum Carr -Sabah

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=135096 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=122139 Flora of China v 25 p 280, 云叶兰属 yun ye lan shu, Nephelaphyllum Blume, Bijdr. 372. 1825.