Stereosandra is a genus of leafless orchids native to Southeast Asia (Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia), the range extending north to Yunnan, Taiwan and the Ryukyu Islands, and also eastward to New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Samoa. These are myco-heterotrophic orchids, lacking chlorophyll, obtaining nutrients from fungi in the soil instead.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Nervilieae |
| Subtribe: | Epipogiinae |
| Genus: | Stereosandra Blume |
| Species: | S. javanica
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| Binomial name | |
| Stereosandra javanica | |
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As of June 2014, only one species is recognized: Stereosandra javanica.[1][2][3]
References
edit- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Flora of China v 25 p 207, 肉药兰属 rou yao lan shu, Stereosandra Blume, Mus. Bot. 2: 176. 1856.
- ^ Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2006). Epidendroideae (Part One). Genera Orchidacearum 4: 527 ff. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
External links
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Data related to Stereosandra at Wikispecies- Virbota Virtual Botanical Garden, Stereosandra javanica Blume
- photos by Wang, 友人提供照片, Stereosandra javanica
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