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Plocoglottis

genus of plants

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMay 18, 2026
Entity authorityQ3308331 ↗
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Plocoglottis is a genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae), native to Southeast Asia and to various islands from the Andaman Islands to the Solomons.

Species accepted as of June 2014:

Plocoglottis angulata J.J.Sm. - Borneo

Plocoglottis atroviridis Schltr. - New Guinea

Plocoglottis bicallosa Ames - Philippines

Plocoglottis bicomata L.O.Williams - Luzon

Plocoglottis bokorensis (Gagnep.) Seidenf. - Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam

Plocoglottis borneensis Ridl. - Borneo

Plocoglottis confertiflora J.J.Sm. - New Guinea

Plocoglottis copelandii Ames - Philippines

Plocoglottis dilatata Blume - Borneo, Java

Plocoglottis gigantea (Hook.f.) J.J.Sm. - Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra

Plocoglottis glaucescens Schltr. - New Guinea

Plocoglottis hirta Ridl. - Borneo

Plocoglottis janowskii J.J.Sm.

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