Hygrochilus

Hygrochilus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Tribe:	Vandeae
Subtribe:	Aeridinae
Genus:	Hygrochilus Pfitzer in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl
Species:	H. parishii
Binomial name
*Hygrochilus parishii* (Veitch & Rchb.f.) Pfitzer in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl
Synonyms^[1]
Vanda parishii Veitch & Rchb.f. Vandopsis parishii (Veitch & Rchb.f.) Schltr Stauropsis parishii (Veitch & Rchb.f.) Rolfe Vanda parishii var. marriottiana Rchb.f. Vanda parishii var. purpurea N.E.Br. Stauropsis marriottiana (Rchb.f.) Rolfe Hygrochilus parishii var. marriottianus (Rchb.f.) Pradhan Hygrochilus parishii var. purpureus (N.E.Br.) Pradhan Hygrochilus marriottiana (Rchb.f.) Christenson

Hygrochilus is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Only one species is known, Hygrochilus parishii, native to Assam, Yunnan, Bhutan, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam.^[1]

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
Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

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