Pecteilis is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is widespread across eastern and southern Asia including the Russian Far East, China, Japan, India, Pakistan, Indochina, and Indonesia.

Species

ImageScientific nameDistributionElevation (m)
Pecteilis cambodiana (Gagnep.) Aver.Cambodia, Vietnam
Pecteilis cochinchinensis (Gagnep.) Aver.Vietnam
Pecteilis gigantea (Sm.) Raf.India, Pakistan, Himalayas, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar2,200 metres (7,200 ft)
Pecteilis hawkesiana (King & Pantl.) C.S.KumarMyanmar, Thailand125–800 metres (410–2,625 ft)
Pecteilis henryi Schltr.Yunnan, Himalayas, Assam, India, Indochina670–1,900 metres (2,200–6,230 ft)
Pecteilis korigadensis Jalal & JayanthiIndia (Maharashtra)640 metres (2,100 ft)
Pecteilis ophiocephala (W.W.Sm.) OrmerodMyanmar, China (Yunnan)
Pecteilis radiata (Thunb.) Raf.Primorye, Henan, Japan, Korea1,500 metres (4,900 ft)
Pecteilis susannae (L.) Raf.Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam350–2,500 metres (1,150–8,200 ft)
Pecteilis triflora (D.Don) Tang & F.T.WangBangladesh, India, Nepal400–1,500 metres (1,300–4,900 ft)

See also

  • Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart

External links

  • Media related to Pecteilis at Wikimedia Commons
  • Data related to Pecteilis at Wikispecies