Otochilus Explained

Otochilus is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 5 known species, native to China, the Himalayas and Southeast Asia.^{[1] [2] [3]}

1. Otochilus albus Lindl. - Tibet, Assam, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
2. Otochilus fuscus Lindl. - Yunnan, Assam, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Indochina
3. Otochilus lancilabius Seidenf. - Tibet, Assam, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Laos, Vietnam
4. Otochilus porrectus Lindl. - Yunnan, Assam, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Indochina
5. Otochilus pseudoporrectus Seidenf. ex Aver. - Vietnam

See also

• List of Orchidaceae genera

References

• Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=144717 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=123407 Flora of China v 25 p 339, 耳唇兰属 er chun lan shu, Otochilus Lindley, Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 35. 1830.
3. Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2006). Epidendroideae (Part One). Genera Orchidacearum 4: 1-672. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.