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Galeola

Family: Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as: Orchid

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Galeola is a genus of orchids in the family Orchidaceae belonging to the subfamily Vanilloideae.

All species in this genus are myco-heterotrophic, i.e. they are parasitic upon fungi. The genus is spread throughout southeast Asia (from India to China to New Guinea) as well as Madagascar and Comoros.

Other Galeola plants

Galeola faberi

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