Agrostophyllum Blume, Bijdr. (1825) 368

Subfamily: Epidendroideae

Tribe: Undetermined

Subtribe: Agrostophyllinae

Synonyms: Appendiculopsis (Schltr.) Szlach. , Chitonochilus Schltr. , Diploconchium Schauer

A genus of c. 85 species; c. 80 species in Malesia.

Distribution: Seychelles, tropical Asia, Malesia, Polynesia

Schuiteman, A. 1997. Revision of Agrostophyllum Blume section Appendiculopsis Schltr. (Orchidaceae), with notes on the systematics of Agrostophyllum. Orchid Monogr. 8: 1 - 20.  

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Agrostophyllum majus Hook.f. (section Agrostophyllum), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Borneo, Sarawak Agrostophyllum sp. (section Agrostophyllum), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Papua New Guinea Agrostophyllum laxum J.J.Sm. (section Agrostophyllum), drawing by J.J. Smith
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Agrostophyllum mucronatum J.J.Sm. (section Dolichodesme), in situ, Papua (Indonesia) Agrostophyllum elongatum (Ridl.) Schuit. (section Appendiculopsis), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Papua New Guinea

Last updated: 7 February 2007 by André Schuiteman

Malesian Orchid Genera