| Luisia | |
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| Illustration of Luisia psyche from Curtis's Botanical Magazine[2] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Vandeae |
| Subtribe: | Aeridinae |
| Genus: | Luisia Gaudich.[1] |
| Type species | |
| Luisia teretifolia Gaudich.
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| Synonyms[1] | |
Luisia, commonly known as velvet orchids[3] or 钗子股属 (chai zi gu shu),[4] is a genus of epiphytic or lithophytic orchids in family Orchidaceae. Plants in this genus have flattened roots, long leafy stems, narrow, thick, leathery leaves and short-lived flowers that open sporadically. There are about forty species found from tropical and subtropical Asia to the Western Pacific.[1]
- ^ a b c "Luisia". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- ^ Walter Hood Fitch (1817-1892) del. et lith. Description by James Bateman (1811-1897) - "Curtis's Botanical Magazine" vol. 92 (Ser. 3 no. 22) pl. 5558
- ^ Jones, David L. (2006). A complete guide to native orchids of Australia including the island territories. Frenchs Forest, N.S.W.: New Holland. p. 436. ISBN 1877069124.
- ^ Chen, Xinqi; Wood, Jeffrey J. "Luisia". Flora of China. Retrieved 24 December 2018.