Lecanorchis

Lecanorchis is a genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae) belonging to the subfamily Vanilloideae.
The scientific name is derived from the Greek words "lekane" (basin) and "orchis" (orchid).
They occur in mountain forest of the Himalayas, China, Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia, and New Guinea at altitudes of .
They are terrestrial, leafless myco-heterotrophs (formerly called saprophytes). They produce numerous, long, thick, horizontal roots under a short rhizome. The erect, dark, branched or unbranched stems are thin and brittle. They bear few to many dull brown, purple, yellow or green flowers with a somewhat brighter lip. The lip is about of equal length to the sepals and is covered with dense, yellow hair.
Characteristics for this species are:
"Lecanorchis" is related to "Clematepistephium" and "Eriaxis", both endemic to New Caledonia.
Species.
Species accepted as of June 2014:
A new species, "Lecanorchis tabugawaensis" was described in 2016.