Liparis (plant)

Liparis
Liparis crenulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Malaxideae
Genus:	Liparis Rich.
Type species
Liparis loeselii (L.) Rich.
Species
See text
Synonyms[1]
Alipsea Hoffmanns. Anistylis Raf. Apation Blume Cestichis Thouars Diteilis Raf. Empusa Lindl. Empusaria Rchb. f. Iebine Raf. Leptorkis Thouars Mesoptera Raf. Paliris Dumort. Platystylis Lindl. Sturmia Rchb. f.

Liparis is a genus of orchids,^[2] commonly known as widelip orchid^[3] or false twayblade. It comprises over 200 species with cosmopolitan distribution, found on all continents except Antarctica and on many oceanic islands.^[1] Most species bear dull-coloured, purplish flowers in a terminal spike.

Selected species

• Liparis bautingensis
• Liparis crenulata
• Liparis goodyeroides
• Liparis hawaiensis (Blume) Lindl.
• Liparis latifolia
• Liparis liliifolia
• Liparis loeselii
• Liparis nervosa
• Liparis pingxiangensis
• Liparis reflexa

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Richard, Louis Claude Marie. 1817. De Orchideis Europaeis Annotationes 21, 30, 38.
3. "Liparis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 22 June 2015.

External links

• Media related to Liparis at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Liparis at Wikispecies
• "Liparis (plant)". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
• ITIS
• Liparis at the Encyclopedia of Life