Achlydosa

Achlydosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Cranichideae
Subtribe: Pterostylidinae
Genus: Achlydosa
M.A.Clem. & D.M.Jones
Species:
A. glandulosa
Binomial name
Achlydosa glandulosa
(Schltr.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones
Synonyms
  • Megastylis glandulosa (Schltr.) Schltr.

Achlydosa glandulosa is a species of orchid endemic to New Caledonia and the only species of the genus Achlydosa. This species has previously been placed in the genus Megastylis. Its closest relative is Pterostylis, the sole other genus of subtribe Pterostylidinae.