Stichorkis

Stichorkis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Malaxideae
Subtribe:	Malaxidinae
Genus:	Stichorkis; Thouars
Type species
	Stichorkis disticha; (Thouars) Pfitzer in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl
Synonyms
	Distichis Thouars ex Lindl., invalid name; Disticholiparis Marg. & Szlach., illegitimate name;

Stichorkis is a genus of orchids native to the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and various islands of the Pacific and Indian Oceans.^[1]

Species

Dozens of names have been proposed for members of the genus, but at present (June 2014), only the following are recognized:^[1]

Stichorkis compressa (Blume) J.J.Wood - Borneo, Java, Sumatra, Sulawesi, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam
Stichorkis disticha (Thouars) Pfitzer in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl - Mauritius, Réunion, Comoros
Stichorkis endertii (J.J.Sm.) J.J.Wood - Sabah
Stichorkis gibbosa (Finet) J.J.Wood - India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, New Guinea, Solomons, Fiji, New Caledonia, Samoa, Vanuatu
Stichorkis lingulata (Ames & C.Schweinf.) J.J.Wood - Sabah
Stichorkis lobongensis (Ames) J.J.Wood - Sabah, Sarawak
Stichorkis mucronata (Blume) J.J.Wood - Indonesia
Stichorkis pandurata (Ames) J.J.Wood - Sabah, Sarawak