| Regno | Plantae |
| Sottoregno | Tracheobionta |
| Superdivisione | Spermatophyta |
| Divisione | Magnoliophyta |
| Classe | Liliopsida |
| Ordine | Asparagales |
| Famiglia | Orchidaceae |
| Sottofamiglia | Epidendroideae |
| Genere | Rhynchostylis |
| Specie | Rhynchostylis retusa |
A widespread species bearing long, dense, pendulous foxtail sprays of many small white flowers spotted and tipped with violet-pink, sweetly fragrant. Rhynchostylis retusa is warm-growing and culturally significant across South and Southeast Asia.