Pilophyllum is a monotypic genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. The sole species is Pilophyllum villosum, native to Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.[1]

Pilophyllum
Pilophyllum villosum depicted above (figure CXXXI)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Collabieae
Genus: Pilophyllum
Schltr.
Species:
P. villosum
Binomial name
Pilophyllum villosum
(Blume) Schltr.
Synonyms[1]
  • Chrysoglossum villosum Blume

References

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  • Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart
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