Orestias (Orchidaceae)

Vernacular names [edit wikidata 'Orestias']

مصرى: اوريستياس
кырык мары: Орестиас

APG IV Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • (unranked): Archaeplastida • Regnum: Plantae • Cladus: Angiosperms • Cladus: monocots • Ordo: Asparagales • Familia: Orchidaceae • Subfamilia: Epidendroideae • Tribus: Malaxideae • Genus: Orestias (Orchidaceae) Ridl. (1887)

Genus Orestias Ridl. (1887)

4 Species

Included species (for Kew Gardens 'World Checklist', 5 September 2022):
O. elegans, O. foliosa, O. micrantha, O. stelidostachya

Included species (for Tropicos, 5 September 2022):
O. cardiophylla, O. elegans, O. foliosa, O. micrantha, O. stelidostachya Note: list containing potentially synonyms

Type species Orestias elegans Ridl. (1887)

Native distribution areas
Reference: Brummitt, R.K. (2001) TDGW - World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition Africa West-Central Tropical Africa Cameroon, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Zaire.