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.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesPridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2006). Epidendroideae (Part One). Genera Orchidacearum 4: 1-672. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.Flora of China v 25 p 245, 紫茎兰 zi jing lan, Risleya atropurpurea King & Pantling, Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. Calcutta. 8: 247. 1898. It was previously included in the subtribe Malaxidinae but is now placed in the tribe Collabieae.

See also List of Orchidaceae genera

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