Brachypeza
Brachypeza, commonly known as sage orchids, is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Orchids in this genus have short stems with fleshy leaves and arching flowering stems with short-lived flowers. The sepals and petals are similar in size and shape and the labellum is pouch-like and suspended at the base of the flower. Sage orchids occur in tropical areas from Indochina to New Guinea.
Taxonomy and naming
The genus Brachypeza was first formally described in 1972 by Leslie Andrew Garay and the description was published in the Botanical Museum Leaflets of Harvard University.
The following is a list of Brachypeza species accepted by Plants of the World Online as at October 2025:Bachypeza archytas Garay - Christmas IslandBrachypeza cladostachya Kocyan & Schuit.Brachypeza indusiata Garay - Borneo, Malaysia, Maluku, Sulawesi, Sumatra, New Guinea Brachypeza koeteiensis Garay - BorneoBrachypeza laotica Seidenf. - Laos, Thailand and possibly VietnamBrachypeza minimipes Garay - SumatraBrachypeza pallida Kocyan & Schuit.Brachypeza simondiana Kocyan & Schuit.Brachypeza stenoglottis Garay - Borneo, Malaysia, Maluku, Sulawesi, Sumatra, New Guinea Brachypeza unguiculata Kocyan & Schuit.Brachypeza uniflora Ormerod - VietnamBrachypeza zamboangensis Garay - Borneo, Philippines