Chilopogon
Encyclopedia
Chilopogon is a genus
of very rare epiphytic orchids, with 5 species endemic to the mountain rainforest
s of New Guinea
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of very rare epiphytic orchids, with 5 species endemic to the mountain rainforest
Rainforest
Rainforests are forests characterized by high rainfall, with definitions based on a minimum normal annual rainfall of 1750-2000 mm...
s of New Guinea
New Guinea
New Guinea is the world's second largest island, after Greenland, covering a land area of 786,000 km2. Located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, it lies geographically to the east of the Malay Archipelago, with which it is sometimes included as part of a greater Indo-Australian Archipelago...
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List of species
- Chilopogon bracteatum
- Chilopogon distichum
- Chilopogon kinabaluensis
- Chilopogon merrillii
- Chilopogon oxysepalum