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Taeniophyllum
Taeniophyllum, commonly known as ribbon roots or 带叶兰属 (dai ye lan shu) is a genus of about 240 species of epiphytic or lithophytic plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Plants in this genus are more or less leafless with a very short stem and roots that are often flat, green and photosynthetic. The flowers are small, short-lived, flat or tube-shaped and arranged on short, thin flowering stems. Orchids in this genus are found in Africa, tropical and subtropical Asia, New Guinea, Australia and some Western Pacific Islands. It is extinct in Malawi.
Plants in this genus are found in Africa from Ghana to Zimbabwe, in tropical and subtropical Asia including India, China, Japan and Korea, in Southeast Asia including Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia, in New Guinea, Australia and some Pacific islands including Fiji, New Caledonia and Tonga.
Taeniophyllum baumei · Taeniophyllum clementsii · Crowded ribbonroot · Taeniophyllum explanatum · Taeniophyllum fasciola · Christmas Island ribbonroot · Yellow ribbonroot · Tangled ribbonroot · Chain ribbonroot · Norfolk Island ribbonroot · Taeniophyllum savaiiense
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