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Geodorum
Also called Cinderella Orchids, Harlequin Orchids
Geodorum, commonly known as shepherds' crooks or 地宝兰属 (di bao lan shu), is a genus of eight species of flowering plants in the orchid family, Orchidaceae. They are deciduous, terrestrial herbs with underground pseudobulbs, broad, pleated leaves and small to medium-sized, tube-shaped or bell-shaped flowers on a flowering stem with a drooping end. Species in this genus are found in southern Japan, tropical Asia, Australia and islands of the southwest Pacific Ocean.
Orchids in this genus are found in India, Southeast Asia including Malaysia, the Philippines and Indonesia. There are two species endemic to China and others occur in New Guinea and New Caledonia. One species (Geodorum terrestre) occurs in Western Australia, the Northern Territory, Queensland and New South Wales.
Wild coco · Eulophia andamanensis · Green corduroy orchid · Sourveld Harlequin · Eulophia dabia · Eulophia dentata · Giant orchid · Sword Harlequin · Eulophia euglossa · Eulophia gracilis · Chinese Crown Orchid · Eulophia guineensis
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