| Kunai orchids | |
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| Pachystoma pubescens in the Namdapha Tiger Reserve | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Collabieae |
| Genus: | Pachystoma Blume[1] |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Pachystoma, commonly known as kunai orchids[2] or 粉口兰属 (fen kou lan shu),[3] is a genus of two species of flowering plants in the orchid family, Orchidaceae. They are deciduous, terrestrial herbs with one or two linear, pleated or veiny leaves and more or less drooping flowers which do not open widely, on a thin, wiry flowering stem. Species in this genus are found in tropical and subtropical Asia to Australia and islands of the southwest Pacific Ocean.
- ^ a b "Pachystoma". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ Jones, David L. (2006). A complete guide to native orchids of Australia including the island territories. Frenchs Forest, N.S.W.: New Holland. pp. 360–361. ISBN 1877069124.
- ^ Chen, Xinqi; Wood, Jeffrey J. "Pachystoma". Flora of China. Retrieved 28 October 2018.