Saccolabium is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae.[1] It is native to India and Indonesia. In the past, over 350 names have been published for species, subspecies and varieties within the genus, but the vast majority of the taxa have been moved to other genera. At present (June 2014), the following are accepted in Saccolabium:[2]

  1. Saccolabium congestum (Lindl.) Hook.f. - India
  2. Saccolabium longicaule J.J.Sm. - Java
  3. Saccolabium pusillum Blume - Java, Sumatra
  4. Saccolabium rantii J.J.Sm. - Java
  5. Saccolabium sigmoideum J.J.Sm. - Java
Saccolabium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Vandeae
Subtribe: Aeridinae
Genus: Saccolabium
Blume
Type species
Saccolabium pusillum
Blume

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