Odontochilus

Odontochilus
Odontochilus lanceolatus
1918 illustration
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Cranichideae
Subtribe: Goodyerinae
Genus: Odontochilus
Blume
Synonyms
  • Cystopus Blume
  • Evrardia Gagnep.
  • Evrardiana Aver.
  • Evrardianthe Rauschert
  • Kuhlhasseltia J.J.Sm.
  • Myrmechis Blume
  • Pristiglottis Cretz. & J.J.Sm.
  • Ramphidia Miq.
  • Tubilabium J.J.Sm.
  • Vexillabium F.Maek.
Odontochilus nanlingensis

Odontochilus is a small genus from the orchid family (Orchidaceae). These terrestrial, mycoparasitic orchids occur from China, Japan, the Himalayas, Southeast Asia, New Guinea and Melanesia. The genus is related to Gonatostylis, endemic to New Caledonia.

Species

As of December 2025, Plants of the World Online accepts the following 73 species:

References

  1. ↑ M.S. del., J.N.Fitch lith. - Curtis's Botanical Magazine, London., vol. 144 [= ser. 4, vol. 14]: Tab. 8753
  2. 1 2 3 "Odontochilus Blume". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. ↑ Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3: 1-358. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  5. ↑ Flora of China v 25 p 80, 齿唇兰属 chi chun lan shu, Odontochilus Blume, Fl. Javae Nov. Ser. 1: 66. 1858.
  6. ↑ Alvarez-Molina, A., and K. M. Cameron. (2009) Molecular Phylogenetics of Prescottinae S.l. and Their Close Allies (Orchidaceae, Cranichideae) Inferred from Plastid and Nuclear Ribosomal DNA Sequences. American Journal of Botany 96 (5): 1020–40.