Pachystoma pubescens

Pink kunai orchid
Pachystoma pubescens in the Namdapha Tiger Reserve
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Pachystoma
Species:
P. pubescens
Binomial name
Pachystoma pubescens
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Pachychilus pubescens (Blume) Blume
    • Apaturia chinensis Lindl.
    • Apaturia lindleyana Wight
    • Apaturia montana Lindl.
    • Apaturia senilis Lindl.
    • Apaturia smithiana Lindl.
    • Epipactis scariosa Buch.-Ham. ex Wall. nom. nud.
    • Eulophia hirsuta T.P.Linn nom. illeg.
    • Eulophia hirsuta J.Joseph & Vajr.
    • Eulophia holtzei F.Muell.
    • Graphorkis holtzei (F.Muell.) Kuntze
    • Neottia pantanis Korth. ex Blume
    • Pachychilus chinensis (Lindl.) Blume
    • Pachychilus montanus (Lindl.) Blume
    • Pachychilus pantanus Blume
    • Pachychilus senile (Lindl.) Blume
    • Pachychilus smithianus (Lindl.) Blume
    • Pachychilus speciosus Blume
    • Pachystoma affine Schltr.
    • Pachystoma brevilabium Schltr.
    • Pachystoma chinense (Lindl.) Rchb.f.
    • Pachystoma chinense var. formosanum (Schltr.) S.S.Ying
    • Pachystoma edgworthii Rchb.f.
    • Pachystoma formosanum Schltr.
    • Pachystoma fortunei Rchb.f.
    • Pachystoma gracile Schltr.
    • Pachystoma hirsuta (J.Joseph & Vajr.) C.S.Kumar & Manilal
    • Pachystoma holtzei (F.Muell.) F.Muell.
    • Pachystoma josephi Müll.Berol.
    • Pachystoma lindleyanum (Wight) Rchb.f.
    • Pachystoma ludaoense S.C.Chen & Y.B.Luo
    • Pachystoma montanum (Lindl.) Rchb.f.
    • Pachystoma nutans S.C.Chen & Y.B.Luo
    • Pachystoma pantanum (Blume) Miq.
    • Pachystoma papuanum Schltr.
    • Pachystoma parvifolium Rchb.f.
    • Pachystoma pubescens var. gracile (Schltr.) N.Hallé
    • Pachystoma senile (Lindl.) Rchb.f.
    • Pachystoma smithianum (Lindl.) Rchb.f.
    • Pachystoma speciosum (Blume) Rchb.f.
    • Pachystoma wightii Rchb.f.

Pachychila pubescens, commonly known as pink kunai orchid[2] or as 粉口兰 (fen kou lan),[3] is a plant in the orchid family. It is native to areas from Asia through Southeast Asia to New Guinea and northern Australia. It is a deciduous, terrestrial herb with one or two grass-like leaves and up to ten dull pink, more or less drooping flowers. It grows in wet, grassy places in forests and woodlands.

  1. ^ a b "Pachystoma pubescens". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Pachystoma pubescens". Flora of China. Retrieved 28 October 2018.