| Orchidantha | |
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| Orchidantha maxillarioides[3] | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Zingiberales |
| Family: | Lowiaceae Ridl.[2] |
| Genus: | Orchidantha N.E.Br.[1] |
| Type species | |
| Orchidantha borneensi N.E.Br. | |
| Synonyms[4] | |
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Orchidantha is agenus offlowering plants. In theAPG III system, it is placed in thefamilyLowiaceae,[2] as the sole genus.[5] It includes the plants in the formerly recognised generaLowia andProtamomum.
Orchidantha remains a poorly known genus, found from southernChina toBorneo.[4][6]Orchidantha means "orchid-flower", as one of thepetals on theflowers is modified into a labellum, like the flowers oforchids.[7] One species,Orchidantha inouei of Borneo, imitates the smell of dung in order to attract smallOnthophagusdung beetles as pollinators.[8]
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As of August 2013[update], theWorld Checklist of Selected Plant Families accepted 17 species:[4][10]
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Data related toOrchidantha at Wikispecies Families ofZingiberales | |
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| Zingiberineae (Ginger-families) |
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