Dimorphorchis

'' distal flower. At Sakuya Konohana Kan. Vegetative characteristics Its species are epiphytic, monopodial herbs with large, pendulous, spreading, or erect The distichously arranged, pendent or erect, racemose or paniculate, The 2-3 flowers closest to the base of the inflorescence are strongly fragrant, slightly smaller, and of a different colour compared to the rest of the flowers, which are unscented and have wavy petals. ==Taxonomy==

It was published by Robert Allen Rolfe in 1919 with Dimorphorchis lowii (Benth. & Hook. f.) Rolfe as the type species. Species It has nine species: • Dimorphorchis beccarii (Rchb.f.) Kocyan & Schuit. • Dimorphorchis breviscapa (J.J.Sm.) Kocyan & Schuit. • Dimorphorchis celebica (Schltr.) Ormerod • Dimorphorchis graciliscapa (A.Lamb & Shim) P.J.Cribb • Dimorphorchis lowii (Lindl.) Rolfe • Dimorphorchis lyonii (Ames) Ormerod • Dimorphorchis rohaniana (Rchb.f.) P.J.Cribb • Dimorphorchis rossii Fowlie • Dimorphorchis tenomensis (A.Lamb) P.J.Cribb Phylogenetic relationships Within the subtribe Aeridinae, it is the sistergroup to Thrixspermum. ==Etymology==

The generic name Dimorphorchis references the characteristic two flower morphs preset within the same plant. ==Ecology==

Habitat It can grow as a lithophyte or epiphyte in rainforests. == References ==