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Macodes
Macodes is one of a few genera of the orchid family known as jewel orchids. These terrestrial orchids grows in the rainforest floor of Southeast Asia with high humidity and low light. The can also be found in New Guinea, Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands and the Ryukyu Islands. The plant is cultivated for the veined leaves, unlike most other orchids that are valued for the flowers.
11 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Macodes petola
speciesMacodes petola
Macodes sanderiana
speciesMacodes sanderiana
Macodes celebica
speciesMacodes celebica
Macodes angustilabris
speciesMacodes angustilabris
Macodes pulcherrima
speciesMacodes pulcherrima
Macodes obscura
speciesMacodes obscura
Macodes megalantha
speciesMacodes megalantha
Macodes limii
speciesMacodes limii
Macodes dendrophila
speciesMacodes dendrophila
Macodes cupida
speciesMacodes cupida
Macodes cominsii
speciesMacodes cominsii
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 348542.