Risleya

Risleya is a monotypic genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. The sole species is Risleya atropurpurea. It is native to the Himalayas of Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan, Bhutan, India, Sikkim, Assam and Myanmar.^[1][2][3] It was previously included in the subtribe Malaxidinae but is now placed in the tribe Collabieae.^[4]

Risleya
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Collabieae
Genus:	Risleya King & Pantl.
Species:	R. atropurpurea
Binomial name
Risleya atropurpurea King & Pantl.

See also

• List of Orchidaceae genera