Liparis

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False twayblade
Liparis crenulata
Liparis crenulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Orchidales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Malaxideae
Genus: Liparis
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Selected Species
Synonyms
  • Alatiliparis Margonska & Szlach.
  • Alipsea Hoffmanns.
  • Anistylis Raf.
  • Apation Blume
  • Cestichis Thouars
  • Distichis Thouars
  • Diteilis Raf.
  • Empusa Lindl.
  • Empusaria Rchb. f.
  • Gastroglottis Blume
  • Iebine Raf.
  • Leptorkis Thouars
  • Mesoptera Raf.
  • Paliris Dumort.
  • Platystylis Lindl.
  • Stichorkis Thouars
  • Sturmia Rchb. f.

Liparis is a genus of orchids, commonly known as flase twayblade. It comprises about 200 species with cosmopolitan distribution. Most species typically bear dull-coloured, purplish flowers in a terminal spike.

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