Uncifera is a genus of epiphytic flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to the Himalayas and to Indochina.[1][2]

Uncifera
Botanical drawing of Uncifera obtusifolia, 1889
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Vandeae
Subtribe: Aeridinae
Genus: Uncifera
Lindl.

Species accepted as of June 2014:[1]

  1. Uncifera acuminata Lindl. - Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, Assam, Yunnan, Guizhou
  2. Uncifera dalatensis (Guillaumin) Seidenf. & Smitinand - Thailand
  3. Uncifera lancifolia (King & Pantl.) Schltr. - Vietnam, Assam, Bhutan, Nepal, Sikkim
  4. Uncifera obtusifolia Lindl. - Vietnam, Assam, Bhutan, Nepal, Sikkim
  5. Uncifera thailandica Seidenf. & Smitinand - Yunnan, Thailand
  6. Uncifera verrucosa Summerh. - Myanmar

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