Brachypeza

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Vandeae
Subtribus: Aeridinae
Genus: Brachypeza
Overview of species (12)

B. archytas – B. cladostachya – B. indusiata – B. koeteiensis – B. laotica – B. minimipes – B. pallida – B. semiteretifolia – B. simondiana – B. stenoglottis – B. unguiculata – B. zamboangensis
Name

Brachypeza Garay, Bot. Mus. Leafl. 23: 163 (1972)

Type species: Brachypeza archytas (Ridl.) Garay, Bot. Mus. Leafl. 23: 164 (1972)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:
References

Garay, L.A. 1972. Botanical Museum Leaflets, [Harvard University]. Cambridge, MA., 23: 163.
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 6: Epidendroideae (Part three); page 144 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19964-651-7

Links

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Brachypeza (Orchidaceae). Accessed: 2021 Mar 21.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Brachypeza (Orchidaceae) in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Mar 21. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Brachypeza (Orchidaceae) in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Mar 21. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. Brachypeza (Orchidaceae). World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Mar 21. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Brachypeza (Orchidaceae). Published online. Accessed: 21 Mar 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Brachypeza (Orchidaceae). Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Mar 21.

Vernacular names

Brachypeza, commonly known as sage orchids, is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Orchids in this genus have short stems with fleshy leaves and arching flowering stems with short-lived flowers. The sepals and petals are similar in size and shape and the labellum is pouch-like and suspended at the base of the flower. Sage orchids occur in tropical areas from Indochina to New Guinea.[1][2]

Taxonomy and naming

The genus Brachypeza was first formally described in 1972 by Leslie Andrew Garay and the description was published in the Botanical Museum Leaflets of Harvard University.[1][3]
Species list

The following is a list of Brachypeza species accepted by the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families as at December 2018.[1]

Brachypeza archytas (Ridl.) Garay - Christmas Island
Brachypeza cladostachya (Hook.f.) Kocyan & Schuit.
Brachypeza indusiata (Rchb.f.) Garay - Borneo, Malaysia, Maluku, Sulawesi, Sumatra, New Guinea
Brachypeza koeteiensis (Schltr.) Garay - Borneo
Brachypeza laotica (Seidenf.) Seidenf. - Laos, Thailand and possibly Vietnam
Brachypeza minimipes (J.J.Sm.) Garay - Sumatra
Brachypeza pallida (Blume) Kocyan & Schuit.
Brachypeza semiteretifolia (H.A.Pedersen) Kocyan & Schuit.
Brachypeza simondiana (Gagnep.) Kocyan & Schuit.
Brachypeza stenoglottis (Hook.f.) Garay - Borneo, Malaysia, Maluku, Sulawesi, Sumatra, New Guinea
Brachypeza unguiculata (Lindl.) Kocyan & Schuit.
Brachypeza zamboangensis (Ames) Garay - Borneo, Philippines