Smitinandia Explained

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

• Smitinandia helferi (Hook.f.) Garay - Indochina, Andaman Islands
• Smitinandia micrantha (Lindl.) Holttum - Yunnan, Assam, Bhutan, Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Indochina, Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia
• Smitinandia selebensis (J.J.Sm.) Garay - Sulawesi

See also

• List of Orchidaceae genera

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=192589 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Holttum, Richard Eric. 1969. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 25(1): 105.
3. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=130578 Flora of China v 25 p 450, 盖喉兰属 gai hou lan shu, Smitinandia Holttum, Gard. Bull. Singapore. 25: 105. 1969.