Genus of flowering plants
Tsaiorchis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Orchidaceae.
Taxonomy.
"Tsaiorchis" is placed in the orchid subfamily Orchidoideae, tribe Orchideae, subtribe Orchidineae. The relationship between "Tsaiorchis" and the rest of the subtribe is as shown in the cladogram below.
Although "Tsaiorchis" was shown to be sister to an expanded genus "Hemipilia", the two have significant differences. "Hemipilia" grows from tubers, "Tsaiorchis" has horizontally extending rhizomes. The detailed structure of the flowers is also different.
Species.
"Tsaiorchis" contains the following species:
References.
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