Liparis
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- For the Rubiaceae genus Mesoptera see Mesoptera (Rubiaceae genus)Mesoptera (Rubiaceae genus)Mesoptera was a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the Rubiaceae family but is no longer recognized. It was originally described by Joseph Dalton Hooker in 1873. The genus contained only one species, i.e. Mesoptera maingayi. It was sunk into synonymy with Psydrax....
Liparis is a genus of orchids, commonly known as false twayblade. It comprises about 200 species with cosmopolitan distribution
Cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, a taxon is said to have a cosmopolitan distribution if its range extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. For instance, the killer whale has a cosmopolitan distribution, extending over most of the world's oceans. Other examples include humans, the lichen...
. Most species bear dull-coloured, purplish flowers in a terminal spike.
Selected species
- Liparis bautingensisLiparis bautingensisLiparis bautingensis is a species of plant in the Orchidaceae family. It is endemic to China.-Source:* China Plant Specialist Group 2004. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
- Liparis crenulataLiparis crenulataLiparis crenulata is a species of orchid endemic to Sumatra and Java....
- Liparis crenulataLiparis crenulataLiparis crenulata is a species of orchid endemic to Sumatra and Java....
- Liparis goodyeroidesLiparis goodyeroidesLiparis goodyeroides is a species of plant in the Orchidaceae family. It is found in Cameroon and Nigeria. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
- Liparis hawaiensisLiparis hawaiensisLiparis hawaiensis is a species of orchid that is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.-External links:...
(BlumeCarl Ludwig BlumeCharles Ludwig de Blume or Karl Ludwig von Blume was a German-Dutch botanist.He was born at Braunschweig in Germany, but studied at Leiden University and spent his professional life working in the Dutch East Indies and in the Netherlands, where he was Director of the Rijksherbarium at Leiden...
) Lindl.John LindleyJohn Lindley FRS was an English botanist, gardener and orchidologist.-Early years:Born in Catton, near Norwich, England, John Lindley was one of four children of George and Mary Lindley. George Lindley was a nurseryman and pomologist and ran a commercial nursery garden... - Liparis latifoliaLiparis latifoliaLiparis latifolia is a species of orchid endemic found from Hainan Island and Thailand to New Guinea....
- Liparis loeseliiLiparis loeseliiLiparis loeselii is a species of orchid endemic native to Europe, the eastern United States and eastern Canada. It grows in fens, bogs and dune slacks. Known as the Fen Orchid, it is a yellow flowering plant with glossy yellow-green leaves.-Synonyms:...
- Liparis nervosaLiparis nervosaLiparis nervosa is a species of orchid found in the Tropics of Asia, Africa and America. It is a terrestrial species growing in woodlands and grasslands....
- Liparis reflexaLiparis reflexaLiparis reflexa is an Australian orchid. It grows from the Batemans Bay region in the southern coast parts of New South Wales, to as far north as Port Macquarie. Also appearing in the upper Hunter Valley....