| Orchidantha | |
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| Orchidantha maxillarioides[3] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Zingiberales |
| Family: | Lowiaceae Ridl.[2] |
| Genus: | Orchidantha N.E.Br.[1] |
| Type species | |
| Orchidantha borneensi N.E.Br. | |
| Synonyms[4] | |
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Orchidantha is a genusofflowering plants. In the APG III system, it is placed in the family Lowiaceae,[2] as the sole genus.[5] It includes the plants in the formerly recognised genera Lowia and Protamomum.
Orchidantha remains a poorly known genus, found from southern ChinatoBorneo.[4][6] Orchidantha means "orchid-flower", as one of the petals on the flowers is modified into a labellum, like the flowers of orchids.[7] One species, Orchidantha inouei of Borneo, imitates the smell of dung in order to attract small Onthophagus dung beetles as pollinators.[8]
| Cladogram: Phylogeny of Zingiberales[9] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of August 2013[update], the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families accepted 17 species:[4][10]
Media related to Orchidantha at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Orchidantha at Wikispecies
 Families of Zingiberales | |
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| Banana-families |
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| Zingiberineae (Ginger-families) |
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| Orchidantha |
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