Brachypeza
| Brachypeza | |
|---|---|
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| Brachypeza cladostachya | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Vandeae |
| Subtribe: | Aeridinae |
| Genus: | Brachypeza Garay |
| Type species | |
| Brachypeza archytas (Ridl.) Garay | |
Brachypeza, commonly known as sage orchids, is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Orchids in this genus have short stems with fleshy leaves and arching flowering stems with short-lived flowers. The sepals and petals are similar in size and shape and the labellum is pouch-like and suspended at the base of the flower. Sage orchids occur in tropical areas from Indochina to New Guinea.
Taxonomy and naming
The genus Brachypeza was first formally described in 1972 by Leslie Andrew Garay and the description was published in the Botanical Museum Leaflets of Harvard University.
Species list
The following is a list of Brachypeza species accepted by Plants of the World Online as at October 2025:
- Bachypeza archytas (Ridl.) Garay - Christmas Island
- Brachypeza cladostachya (Hook.f.) Kocyan & Schuit.
- Brachypeza indusiata (Rchb.f.) Garay - Borneo, Malaysia, Maluku, Sulawesi, Sumatra, New Guinea
- Brachypeza koeteiensis (Schltr.) Garay - Borneo
- Brachypeza laotica (Seidenf.) Seidenf. - Laos, Thailand and possibly Vietnam
- Brachypeza minimipes (J.J.Sm.) Garay - Sumatra
- Brachypeza pallida (Blume) Kocyan & Schuit.
- Brachypeza simondiana (Gagnep.) Kocyan & Schuit.
- Brachypeza stenoglottis (Hook.f.) Garay - Borneo, Malaysia, Maluku, Sulawesi, Sumatra, New Guinea
- Brachypeza unguiculata (Lindl.) Kocyan & Schuit.
- Brachypeza uniflora (Tixier ex Seidenf.) Ormerod - Vietnam
- Brachypeza zamboangensis (Ames) Garay - Borneo, Philippines
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "Brachypeza". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
- ↑ Jones, David L. (2006). A complete guide to native orchids of Australia including the island territories. Frenchs Forest, N.S.W.: New Holland. p. 434. ISBN 1877069124.
- ↑ Garay, Leslie Andrew (1972). "On the systematics of the monopodial orchids I". Botanical Museum Leaflets. 23: 163–164. Retrieved 23 December 2018.