Orchidantha is a genus of flowering plants. In the APG III system, it is placed in the family Lowiaceae, as the sole genus. It includes the plants in the formerly recognised genera Lowia and Protamomum.
Orchidantha remains a poorly known genus, found from southern China to Borneo.Flora of China Vol. 24 Page 319 兰花蕉科 lan hua jiao ke Lowiaceae Ridley Orchidantha means "orchid-flower", as one of the petals on the flowers is modified into a labellum, like the flowers of orchids."Lowiaceae" . Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 9 September 2011 One species, Orchidantha inouei of Borneo, imitates the smell of dung in order to attract small Onthophagus dung beetles as pollinators.
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, the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families accepted 17 species:Search for "Orchidantha",
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