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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Galeola''
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Monocotyledon|Liliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Asparagales]]
| familia = [[Orchidaceae]]
| subfamilia = [[Vanilloideae]]
| tribus = [[Vanilleae]]
| genus = '''''Galeola'''''
| genus_authority = [[João de Loureiro|Lour.]]
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision =
See text.
}}
'''''Galeola''''' is a genus of orchids (family [[Orchidaceae]]) belonging to the subfamily [[Vanilloideae]].
All Species in this genus are [[myco-heterotrophic]], i.e. they are [[parasitic]] upon [[fungi]]. The Genus is spread throughout Asia (Madagascar to Japan) and contains 22 to 25 species.
Galeola is of biological interest because of its exclusive saprophytic nature and its seeds. The seeds are the biggest orchid seeds in the world. They are winged, which is also extraordinary for an orchid.
[[Category:Orchid genera]]
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Galeola''
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Monocotyledon|Liliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Asparagales]]
| familia = [[Orchidaceae]]
| subfamilia = [[Vanilloideae]]
| tribus = [[Vanilleae]]
| genus = '''''Galeola'''''
| genus_authority = [[João de Loureiro|Lour.]]
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision =
See text.
}}
'''''Galeola''''' is a genus of orchids (family [[Orchidaceae]]) belonging to the subfamily [[Vanilloideae]].
All Species in this genus are [[myco-heterotrophic]], i.e. they are [[parasitic]] upon [[fungi]]. The Genus is spread throughout Asia (Madagascar to Japan) and contains 22 to 25 species.
Galeola is of biological interest because of its exclusive saprophytic nature and its seeds. The seeds are the biggest orchid seeds in the world. They are winged, which is also extraordinary for an orchid.
[[Category:Orchid genera]]
