Chiloschista
Encyclopedia
Chiloschista, abbreviated Chsch in the horticultural trade, is a genus of orchid, comprising more than 20 species native to Southeast Asia
. Unlike the majority of orchids, they tend to be leafless or with only a few occasional leaves, being composed principally of aerial roots equipped with photosynthetic cells.
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, South-East Asia, South East Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia. The region lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic...
. Unlike the majority of orchids, they tend to be leafless or with only a few occasional leaves, being composed principally of aerial roots equipped with photosynthetic cells.
List of species
- Chiloschista extinctoriformis Seidenf., Opera Bot. 95: 178 (1988)
- Chiloschista exuperei (Guillaumin) Garay, Bot. Mus. Leafl. 23: 166 (1972)
- Chiloschista fasciata (F.Muell.) Seidenf. & Ormerod, Opera Bot. 124: 64 (1995)
- Chiloschista glandulosa Blatt. & McCann, J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 35: 488 (1932)
- Chiloschista godefroyana (Rchb.f.) Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 4: 275 (1919)
- Chiloschista guangdongensis Z.H.Tsi, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 22: 481 (1984
- Chiloschista loheri Schltr., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 56: 491 (1921)
- Chiloschista lunifera (Rchb.f.) J.J.Sm., Orch. Java: 553 (1905
- Chiloschista parishii Seidenf., Opera Bot. 95: 176 (1988)
- Chiloschista phyllorhiza (F.Muell.) Schltr., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 56: 492 (1921
- Chiloschista ramifera Seidenf., Opera Bot. 95: 179 (1988)
- Chiloschista rodriguezii Cavestro & Ormerod, Orchidophile (Asnières) 166: 180 (2005)
- Chiloschista segawae (Masam.) Masam. & Fukuy., Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 52: 247 (1938)
- Chiloschista sweelimii Holttum, Orchid Rev. 74: 147 (1966)
- Chiloschista taeniophyllum (J.J.Sm.) Schltr., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 56: 492 (1921)
- Chiloschista treubii (J.J.Sm.) Schltr., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 56: 492 (1921)
- Chiloschista trudelii Seidenf., Orchidee (Hamburg) 38: 310 (1987)
- Chiloschista usneoides (D.Don) Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 18: t. 1522 (1832)
- Chiloschista viridiflava Seidenf., Opera Bot. 95: 175 (1988)
- Chiloschista yunnanensis Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 4: 74 (1919)