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Macodes

Macodes
Macodes petola, potplant, b, Safari-uitstalling.jpg
Cultivated M. petola orchid
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Cranichideae
Subtribe: Goodyerinae
Genus: Macodes
Lindl.
Synonyms
  • Argyrorchis Blume
  • Pseudomacodes Rolfe

Macodes is one of a few genera of the orchid family known as jewel orchids. These terrestrial orchids grows in the rainforest floor of Southeast Asia with high humidity and low light. The can also be found in New Guinea, Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands and the Ryukyu Islands. The plant is cultivated for the veined leaves, unlike most other orchids that are valued for the flowers.

The species accepted as of June 2014 include:

http://www.jewelorchid.com.ua


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