Botany

Cyrtosia (plant)

Cyrtosia is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains seven described species, native to areas from the Indian subcontinent to China and Southeast Asia. As of October 2026, Plants of the World Online accepts the following seven species: Cyrtosia falconeri (Hook.f.) Aver. – Himalayas to China and Vietnam Cyrtosia integra (Rolfe ex Downie) Garay – East Himalaya, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam Cyrtosia javanica Blume – Indo-China, Malesia, New Guinea Cyrtosia lindleyana Hook.f. & Thomson – Himalayas to China and Sumatra Cyrtosia nana (Rolfe ex Downie) Garay – Assam, China & Indo-China Cyrtosia septentrionalis (Rchb.f.) Garay – China, Japan, Korea, & Taiwan Cyrtosia taiwanica K.H.Wang & T.P.Lin – Taiwan

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See also

• ▸Gazania rigens
• ▸Cygnus NG-16
• ▸Corokia carpodetoides

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