Porpax (plant)


Porpax is a genus of epiphytic orchids native to southern and southeastern Asia from India to Yunnan to Borneo. It contains 13 currently recognized species as of June 2014:
  1. Porpax borneensis J.J.Wood & A.L.Lamb in J.J.Wood & al., Pl. Mt. Kinabalu 2: 300. - Sabah
  2. Porpax elwesii Rolfe, Orchid Rev. 16: 8. - Nepal to Malaysia
  3. Porpax fibuliformis King & Pantl., Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. 8: 114. - Assam, Bhutan, Laos, Thailand
  4. Porpax gigantea Deori, Bull. Bot. Surv. India 17: 174. - Assam, Myanmar, Thailand
  5. Porpax grandiflora Seidenf., Bot. Tidsskr. 72: 5. - Thailand
  6. Porpax jerdoniana Rolfe, Orchid Rev. 16: 8. - India, Andaman Islands
  7. Porpax lanii Seidenf., Nordic J. Bot. 1: 206. - Thailand, Vietnam
  8. Porpax meirax King & Pantl., Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. 8: 114. - Thailand, Myanmar, Andaman Islands
  9. Porpax parishii Rolfe, Orchid Rev. 16: 8. - Thailand, Myanmar
  10. Porpax reticulata Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 31: 62. - India, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam
  11. Porpax scaposa Seidenf., Bot. Tidsskr. 72: 11. - Thailand
  12. Porpax seidenfadenii A.N.Rao, Orchid Memories: 24. - Arunachal Pradesh
  13. Porpax ustulata Rolfe, Orchid Rev. 16: 8. - Yunnan, Myanmar, Thailand
  14. Porpax verrucosa