Amitostigma
| Amitostigma | |
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| Prefectural Flower Garden, Osaka, Japan | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Subtribe: | Orchidinae |
| Genus: | Amitostigma |
Amitostigma is a formerly recognized genus in the orchid family (Orchidaceae), now subsumed within Ponerorchis.[1] It was an exclusively Asian genus of 28 orchids, growing in the alpine habitats of China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Thailand and the Kuril Islands.[2] Twenty two species formerly placed in this genus grow in China.[3]
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