| Risleya | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Collabieae |
| Genus: | Risleya King & Pantl. |
| Species: | R. atropurpurea
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| Binomial name | |
| Risleya atropurpurea King & Pantl.
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Risleya is a monotypic genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. The sole species is Risleya atropurpurea. It is native to the Himalayas of Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan, Bhutan, India, Sikkim, Assam and Myanmar.[1][2][3] It was previously included in the subtribe Malaxidinae but is now placed in the tribe Collabieae.[4]
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2006). Epidendroideae (Part One). Genera Orchidacearum 4: 1-672. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
- ^ Flora of China v 25 p 245, 紫茎兰 zi jing lan, Risleya atropurpurea King & Pantling, Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. Calcutta. 8: 247. 1898.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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