Illustration of Luisia psyche from Curtis's Botanical Magazine[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Monocots
Order:
Asparagales
Family:
Orchidaceae
Subfamily:
Epidendroideae
Tribe:
Vandeae
Subtribe:
Aeridinae
Genus:
Luisia Gaudich.[1]
Type species
Luisia teretifolia
Gaudich.
Synonyms[1]
Birchea A.Rich.
Mesoclastes Lindl.
Trichorhiza Lindl. ex Steud.
Luisia, commonly known as velvet orchids[3] or 钗子股属 (chai zi gu shu),[4] is a genus of epiphytic or lithophytic orchids in family Orchidaceae. Plants in this genus have flattened roots, long leafy stems, narrow, thick, leathery leaves and short-lived flowers that open sporadically. There are about forty species found from tropical and subtropical Asia to the Western Pacific.[1]
^ abc"Luisia". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
^Walter Hood Fitch (1817-1892) del. et lith. Description by James Bateman (1811-1897) - "Curtis's Botanical Magazine" vol. 92 (Ser. 3 no. 22) pl. 5558
^Jones, David L. (2006). A complete guide to native orchids of Australia including the island territories. Frenchs Forest, N.S.W.: New Holland. p. 436. ISBN 1877069124.
^Chen, Xinqi; Wood, Jeffrey J. "Luisia". Flora of China. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
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