Porpax (plant)

Porpax
Porpax meirax
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Podochileae
Subtribe: Eriinae
Genus: Porpax
Lindl. 1845, not Salisb. 1866[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Aggeianthus Wight
  • Alvisia Lindl.
  • Conchidium Griff.
  • Lichenora Wight
  • Stolzia Schltr.
Porpax reticulata

Porpax is a genus of epiphytic orchids native to southern and southeastern Asia from India to Yunnan to Borneo. As of March 2021, Plants of the World Online accepts the following species:[2]

  1. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Porpax
  2. ^ a b "Porpax Lindl.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2021-03-21