Cyrtostylis
| Cyrtostylis | |
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| Cyrtostylis reniformis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Tribe: | Diurideae |
| Subtribe: | Acianthinae |
| Genus: |
Cyrtostylis R.Br. |
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| Distribution | |
Cyrtostylis is a genus of orchids. It contains 5 currently recognized species, native to Australia and New Zealand.
The genus was first described by Robert Brown in his Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae (1810). The type species for the genus is Cyrtostylis reniformis. It shares many morphological characteristics of another genus, Acianthus, and some author have merged the two genera into one.
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