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Pelatantheria is a genus of epiphytic orchids from China, Japan, the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. It is rarely grown, so care advice below is general for small Asian epiphytic orchids and may not match every species.
Pelatantheria is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Its species are distributed across China, Japan, the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.
Pelatantheria is not commonly found in cultivation and this genus is rarely used in hybridisation. As of February 2022, 11 hybrids have been registered in the International Orchid Register of the Royal Horticultural Society.
Pelatantheria bicuspidata · Pelatantheria cristata · Pelatantheria ctenoglossum · Pelatantheria eakroensis · Pelatantheria insectifera · Pelatantheria rivesii · Centipede’s Foot Orchid · Pelatantheria woonchengii
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