Agrostophyllum
Agrostophyllum is a genus with about ninety species from the orchid family. The genus name is derived from the Greek words and, referring to the grass-like appearance of the leaves of some species.
These epiphytic orchids occur in tropical lowland forests, growing on trunks or branches of trees. They are found from the Seychelles, Madagascar, India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Indonesia to the Pacific Islands. The center of diversity is to be found in New Guinea, with at least 45 species.
These orchids have elongate, frequently pendulous stems with dense leaves that overlap at their base. They show peculiar, ball-like inflorescences of many bracts, bearing small flowers.
Sections
There are four sections in this genus :- Dolichodesme - elongated inflorescence which may have the form of a spike, but also may be partly branched as in a panicle.
- Agrostophyllum – Leaves somewhat longer; small flowers on a shortened apical head; a few species may only develop one or two flowers.
- Oliganthe - characterised by a much elongated rhizome and pendant sympodia. Leaves and flowers similar to those of the previous section.
- Appendiculopsis - slightly elongated, short creeping rhizomes; distichous, crowded, oblong leaves, at right angles with axis of stem, abruptly truncated at base, with a small petiole; terminal or lateral inflorescence; used to belong to the genus Appendicula.
Species
Currently accepted species as of 2014:- Agrostophyllum acutum
- Agrostophyllum amboinense
- Agrostophyllum appendiculoides
- Agrostophyllum aristatum
- Agrostophyllum arundinaceum
- Agrostophyllum atrovirens
- Agrostophyllum bilobolabellatum
- Agrostophyllum bimaculatum : Double-spotted Agrostophyllum
- Agrostophyllum brachiatum
- *Agrostophyllum brachiatum var. brachiatum
- *Agrostophyllum brachiatum var. latibrachiatum
- Agrostophyllum brevipes
- Agrostophyllum callosum
- Agrostophyllum compressum
- Agrostophyllum crassicaule
- *Agrostophyllum crassicaule var. bismarckiense
- *Agrostophyllum crassicaule var. crassicaule
- Agrostophyllum curvilabre
- Agrostophyllum cyathiforme
- Agrostophyllum cycloglossum
- Agrostophyllum denbergeri
- Agrostophyllum dischorense
- Agrostophyllum djararatense
- Agrostophyllum dolychophyllum
- Agrostophyllum earinoides
- Agrostophyllum elatum
- Agrostophyllum elmeri
- Agrostophyllum elongatum : Elongated Agrostophyllum
- Agrostophyllum fibrosum
- Agrostophyllum finisterrae
- Agrostophyllum flavidum
- Agrostophyllum fragrans
- Agrostophyllum globiceps
- Agrostophyllum globigerum
- Agrostophyllum glumaceum
- Agrostophyllum graminifolium
- Agrostophyllum grandiflorum
- Agrostophyllum indifferens
- Agrostophyllum inocephalum
- Agrostophyllum javanicum
- Agrostophyllum kaniense
- Agrostophyllum kusaiense
- Agrostophyllum lamellatum
- Agrostophyllum lampongense
- Agrostophyllum laterale
- Agrostophyllum latilobum
- Agrostophyllum laxum
- Agrostophyllum leucocephalum
- Agrostophyllum leytense
- Agrostophyllum longifolium
- Agrostophyllum longivaginatum
- Agrostophyllum luzonense
- Agrostophyllum macrocephalum
- Agrostophyllum majus
- Agrostophyllum malindangense
- Agrostophyllum mearnsii
- Agrostophyllum megalurum
- Agrostophyllum merrillii
- Agrostophyllum mindanense
- Agrostophyllum montanum : Mountain Agrostophyllum
- Agrostophyllum mucronatum
- Agrostophyllum myrianthum
- Agrostophyllum neoguinense Kittr.
- Agrostophyllum niveum
- Agrostophyllum occidentale
- Agrostophyllum palawense
- Agrostophyllum paniculatum
- Agrostophyllum papuanum
- Agrostophyllum parviflorum
- Agrostophyllum patentissimum
- Agrostophyllum pelorioides
- Agrostophyllum philippinense
- Agrostophyllum planicaule
- Agrostophyllum potamophila : River-loving Agrostophyllum
- Agrostophyllum rigidifolium
- Agrostophyllum saccatilabium
- Agrostophyllum saccatum
- Agrostophyllum sepikanum
- Agrostophyllum seychellarum
- Agrostophyllum simile
- Agrostophyllum spicatum
- Agrostophyllum stenophyllum
- Agrostophyllum stipulatum
- *Agrostophyllum stipulatum subsp. bicuspidatum
- *Agrostophyllum stipulatum subsp. stipulatum
- Agrostophyllum sumatranum
- Agrostophyllum superpositum
- Agrostophyllum tenue
- Agrostophyllum torricellense
- Agrostophyllum trifidum
- Agrostophyllum uniflorum
- Agrostophyllum vanhulstijnii
- Agrostophyllum ventricosum
- Agrostophyllum verruciferum
- Agrostophyllum wenzelii
- ''Agrostophyllum zeylanicum''