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Brachypeza
Brachypeza, commonly known as sage orchids, is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Orchids in this genus have short stems with fleshy leaves and arching flowering stems with short-lived flowers. The sepals and petals are similar in size and shape and the labellum is pouch-like and suspended at the base of the flower. Sage orchids occur in tropical areas from Indochina to New Guinea.
12 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Brachypeza archytas
speciesBrachypeza archytas
Brachypeza indusiata
speciesBrachypeza indusiata
Brachypeza unguiculata
speciesBrachypeza unguiculata
Brachypeza simondiana
speciesBrachypeza simondiana
Brachypeza pallida
speciesBrachypeza pallida
Brachypeza laotica
speciesBrachypeza laotica
Brachypeza semiteretifolia
speciesBrachypeza semiteretifolia
Brachypeza cladostachya
speciesBrachypeza cladostachya
Brachypeza zamboangensis
speciesBrachypeza zamboangensis
Brachypeza koeteiensis
speciesBrachypeza koeteiensis
Brachypeza minimipes
speciesBrachypeza minimipes
Brachypeza stenoglottis
speciesBrachypeza stenoglottis
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 359834.