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Similar Apostasia, Apostasioideae, Herpysma, Myrmechis, Glomera | ||
neuwiedia zollingeri rchb f var singapureana
Neuwiedia is a genus of primitive terrestrial orchids (family Orchidaceae), comprising 9 species native to China, Southeast Asia and certain Pacific Islands.
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The genus is distributed in shaded. Like the genus Apostasia of the same subfamily, this genus is noted for having 3 fertile stamens instead of only one as in the case of most orchids. Because of this primitive characteristics, the genus was considered by some as not being true orchids.
The genus was named by Carl Ludwig von Blume in honor of Prince Maximilian of Wied-Neuwied (1782-1859).
These primitive orchids are hairy, tall herbs without rhizomes. They grow long, plicate leaves. They produce an unbranched, erect, terminal inflorescence bearing usually white or yellow, nodding flowers.
neuwiedia zollingeri rchb f var singapureana
Species
The following species are recognized as of June 2014:
- Neuwiedia borneensis de Vogel 1969 - Borneo
- Neuwiedia elongata de Vogel 1969 - Borneo
- Neuwiedia griffithii Rchb.f. 1874 - Vietnam, Malaya, Sumatra
- Neuwiedia inae de Vogel 1969 - Borneo, Vietnam
- Neuwiedia malipoensis Z.J.Liu, L.J.Chen & K.Wei Liu 2012 - Yunnan
- Neuwiedia siamensis de Vogel 1969 -Thailand
- Neuwiedia veratrifolia Blume 1834 - Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, New Guinea, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands
- Neuwiedia zollingeri Rchb.f. 1857 - Hainan, Hong Kong, Yunnan, Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Bali, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
- Neuwiedia zollingeri var. annamensis (Gagnep.) Aver - Vietnam
- Neuwiedia zollingeri var. javanica (J.J.Sm.) de Vogel - Vietnam, Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Bali
- Neuwiedia zollingeri var. singapureana (Wall. ex Baker) de Vogel - Hainan, Hong Kong, Yunnan, Thailand, Vietnam, Borneo, Sumatra, Malaysia
- Neuwiedia zollingeri var. zollingeri - Sumatra, Java
