Brachypeza
# Brachypeza

Brachypeza, commonly known as sage orchids, is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Orchids in this genus have short stems with fleshy leaves and arching flowering stems with short-lived flowers. The sepals and petals are similar in size and shape and the labellum is pouch-like and suspended at the base of the flower. Sage orchids occur in tropical areas from Indochina to New Guinea.

## Taxonomy and naming

The genus Brachypeza was first formally described in 1972 by Leslie Andrew Garay and the description was published in the Botanical Museum Leaflets of Harvard University.

### Species list

The following is a list of Brachypeza species accepted by the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families as at December 2018.

* Brachypeza archytas (Ridl.) Garay - Christmas Island
* Brachypeza cladostachya (Hook.f.) Kocyan & Schuit.
* Brachypeza indusiata (Rchb.f.) Garay - Borneo, Malaysia, Maluku, Sulawesi, Sumatra, New Guinea
* Brachypeza koeteiensis (Schltr.) Garay - Borneo
* Brachypeza laotica (Seidenf.) Seidenf. - Laos, Thailand and possibly Vietnam
* Brachypeza minimipes (J.J.Sm.) Garay - Sumatra
* Brachypeza pallida (Blume) Kocyan & Schuit.
* Brachypeza semiteretifolia (H.A.Pedersen) Kocyan & Schuit.
* Brachypeza simondiana (Gagnep.) Kocyan & Schuit.
* Brachypeza stenoglottis (Hook.f.) Garay - Borneo, Malaysia, Maluku, Sulawesi, Sumatra, New Guinea
* Brachypeza unguiculata (Lindl.) Kocyan & Schuit.
* Brachypeza zamboangensis (Ames) Garay - Borneo, Philippines
