Stichorkis is a genus of orchids native to the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and various islands of the Pacific and Indian Oceans.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Malaxideae |
| Subtribe: | Malaxidinae |
| Genus: | Stichorkis Thouars |
| Type species | |
| Stichorkis disticha (Thouars) Pfitzer in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Species edit
Dozens of names have been proposed for members of the genus, but at present (June 2014), only the following are recognized:[1]
- Stichorkis compressa (Blume) J.J.Wood - Borneo, Java, Sumatra, Sulawesi, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam
- Stichorkis disticha (Thouars) Pfitzer in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl - Mauritius, Réunion, Comoros
- Stichorkis endertii (J.J.Sm.) J.J.Wood - Sabah
- Stichorkis gibbosa (Finet) J.J.Wood - India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, New Guinea, Solomons, Fiji, New Caledonia, Samoa, Vanuatu
- Stichorkis lingulata (Ames & C.Schweinf.) J.J.Wood - Sabah
- Stichorkis lobongensis (Ames) J.J.Wood - Sabah, Sarawak
- Stichorkis mucronata (Blume) J.J.Wood - Indonesia
- Stichorkis pandurata (Ames) J.J.Wood - Sabah, Sarawak