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Uncifera
Botanical drawing of Uncifera obtusifolia, 1889
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Vandeae
Subtribe:	Aeridinae
Genus:	Uncifera Lindl.

Uncifera is a genus of epiphytic flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to the Himalayas and to Indochina.

Species accepted as of June 2014:

1. Uncifera acuminata Lindl. - Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, Assam, Yunnan, Guizhou
2. Uncifera dalatensis (Guillaumin) Seidenf. & Smitinand - Thailand
3. Uncifera lancifolia (King & Pantl.) Schltr. - Vietnam, Assam, Bhutan, Nepal, Sikkim
4. Uncifera obtusifolia Lindl. - Vietnam, Assam, Bhutan, Nepal, Sikkim
5. Uncifera thailandica Seidenf. & Smitinand - Yunnan, Thailand
6. Uncifera verrucosa Summerh. - Myanmar

See also

• List of Orchidaceae genera

References

1. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Flora of China v 25 p 475, 叉喙兰属 cha hui lan shu, Uncifera Lindley, J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 3: 39. 1858.

External links

• Data related to Uncifera at Wikispecies

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