Pholidota Lindl. ex Hook., Exot. Fl. 2 (1825) t. 138

Subfamily: Epidendroideae

Tribe: Arethuseae

Subtribe: Coelogyninae

Synonyms: Acanthoglossum Blume , Camelostalix Pfitzer , Chelonanthera Blume , Crinonia Blume , Ptilocnema D.Don

A genus of 28 species; 17 species in Malesia.

Distribution: Tropical Asia, Malesia, Australia, east to Tahiti

de Vogel, E.F. 1988. Revisions in Coelogyninae (Orchidaceae) III. The genus Pholidota. Orchid Monogr. 3: 1 - 118.  

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Pholidota carnea (Blume) Lindl. var. carnea (section Crinonia), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Papua New Guinea Pholidota carnea var. pumila (Ridl.) de Vogel (section Crinonia), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Peninsular Malaysia Pholidota carnea var. pumila (Ridl.) de Vogel (section Crinonia), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Peninsular Malaysia
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Pholidota sulcata J.J.Sm. (section Acanthoglossum), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Borneo, Sarawak  

last updated: 7 February 2007 by André Schuiteman

Malesian Orchid Genera