Orchidantha

Orchidantha is a genus of flowering plants. In the APG III system, it is placed in the family Lowiaceae,<ref name=APGIII2009>Template:Cite journal</ref> as the sole genus.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It includes the plants in the formerly recognised genera Lowia and Protamomum.

Orchidantha remains a poorly known genus, found from southern China to Borneo.<ref name="WCSP_Orchidantha"/><ref>Flora of China Vol. 24 Page 319 兰花蕉科 lan hua jiao ke Lowiaceae Ridley </ref> Orchidantha means "orchid-flower", as one of the petals on the flowers is modified into a labellum, like the flowers of orchids.<ref>"Lowiaceae" Template:Webarchive. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 9 September 2011</ref> One species, Orchidantha inouei of Borneo, imitates the smell of dung in order to attract small Onthophagus dung beetles as pollinators.<ref>Template:Cite journal </ref>

Taxonomy

Species

Orchidantha siamensis

Template:As of, the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families accepted 17 species:<ref name="WCSP_Orchidantha">Search for "Orchidantha", Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="Christenhusz-Byng2016">Template:Cite journal</ref> Template:Columns-list

Bibliography

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