Spiranthes Rich., Orchid. Europ. Annot. (1817) 28

Subfamily: Orchidoideae

Tribe: Cranichideae

Subtribe: Spiranthinae

Synonyms: Aristotelea Lour. , Gyrostachys Pers. ex Blume , Ibidium Salisb. ex Small , Monustes Raf. , Orchiastrum S‚g. , Triorchis Millan

A genus of c. 30 species; 1 species in Malesia.

Distribution: N America, Eurasia, Malesia, Australia, W Pacific

Spiranthes sinensis (Pers.) Ames, in situ, from Borneo, Sarawak	Spiranthes sinensis (Pers.) Ames, from Peninsular Malaysia

last updated: 23 January 2007 by André Schuiteman

Malesian Orchid Genera