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Ribbonroot Orchids
Taeniophyllum
Taeniophyllum, commonly known as ribbon roots or 带叶兰属 (dai ye lan shu) is a genus of about 240 species of epiphytic or lithophytic plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Plants in this genus are more or less leafless with a very short stem and roots that are often flat, green and photosynthetic. The flowers are small, short-lived, flat or tube-shaped and arranged on short, thin flowering stems. Orchids in this genus are found in Africa, tropical and subtropical Asia, New Guinea, Australia and some Western Pacific Islands. It is extinct in Malawi.
51 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Taeniophyllum muelleri
speciesTaeniophyllum muelleri
Taeniophyllum glandulosum
speciesTaeniophyllum glandulosum
Taeniophyllum compactum
speciesTaeniophyllum compactum
New Zealand spaghetti orchid
speciesTaeniophyllum northlandicum
Taeniophyllum fasciola
speciesTaeniophyllum fasciola
worm orchid
speciesTaeniophyllum marianense
Taeniophyllum lobatum
speciesTaeniophyllum lobatum
Taeniophyllum complanatum
speciesTaeniophyllum complanatum
Taeniophyllum pusillum
speciesTaeniophyllum pusillum
Taeniophyllum rudolfii
speciesTaeniophyllum rudolfii
Taeniophyllum hirtum
speciesTaeniophyllum hirtum
Taeniophyllum taiwanense
speciesTaeniophyllum taiwanense
Minute Orchid
speciesTaeniophyllum norfolkianum
Taeniophyllum coxii
speciesTaeniophyllum coxii
Taeniophyllum hasseltii
speciesTaeniophyllum hasseltii
Taeniophyllum elegantissimum
speciesTaeniophyllum elegantissimum
Taeniophyllum palawense
speciesTaeniophyllum palawense
Taeniophyllum daxueshanense
speciesTaeniophyllum daxueshanense
Taeniophyllum latipetalum
speciesTaeniophyllum latipetalum
Taeniophyllum alwisii
speciesTaeniophyllum alwisii
Taeniophyllum trachypus
speciesTaeniophyllum trachypus
Taeniophyllum oreophilum
speciesTaeniophyllum oreophilum
Taeniophyllum crepidiforme
speciesTaeniophyllum crepidiforme
Taeniophyllum filiforme
speciesTaeniophyllum filiforme
Taeniophyllum scaberulum
speciesTaeniophyllum scaberulum
Taeniophyllum robustum
speciesTaeniophyllum robustum
Taeniophyllum explanatum
speciesTaeniophyllum explanatum
Taeniophyllum clementsii
speciesTaeniophyllum clementsii
Taeniophyllum elmeri
speciesTaeniophyllum elmeri
Taeniophyllum labatii
speciesTaeniophyllum labatii
Taeniophyllum trichopus
speciesTaeniophyllum trichopus
Taeniophyllum biocellatum
speciesTaeniophyllum biocellatum
Taeniophyllum malianum
speciesTaeniophyllum malianum
Taeniophyllum javanicum
speciesTaeniophyllum javanicum
Taeniophyllum gracillimum
speciesTaeniophyllum gracillimum
Taeniophyllum oblongum
speciesTaeniophyllum oblongum
Taeniophyllum walkeri
speciesTaeniophyllum walkeri
Taeniophyllum whistleri
speciesTaeniophyllum whistleri
Taeniophyllum petrophilum
speciesTaeniophyllum petrophilum
Taeniophyllum savaiiense
speciesTaeniophyllum savaiiense
Taeniophyllum leytense
speciesTaeniophyllum leytense
Taeniophyllum philippinense
speciesTaeniophyllum philippinense
Taeniophyllum confertum
speciesTaeniophyllum confertum
Taeniophyllum tumulusum
speciesTaeniophyllum tumulusum
Taeniophyllum xizangense
speciesTaeniophyllum xizangense
Taeniophyllum epacridicola
speciesTaeniophyllum epacridicola
Taeniophyllum baumei
speciesTaeniophyllum baumei
Taeniophyllum triquetroradix
speciesTaeniophyllum triquetroradix
Taeniophyllum wrightmyoensis
speciesTaeniophyllum wrightmyoensis
Taeniophyllum borneense
speciesTaeniophyllum borneense
Taeniophyllum lishanianum
speciesTaeniophyllum lishanianum
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 140359.