What is "pteroceras"

Pteroceras \Pte*roc"e*ras\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a wing + ? a horn.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of large marine gastropods having the outer border of the lip divided into lobes; -- called also scorpion shell.

Pteroceras is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, and Southeast Asia.

Species accepted as of June 2014:

1. Pteroceras asperatum (Schltr.) P.F.Hunt - Yunnan
2. Pteroceras biserratum (Ridl.) Holttum - Borneo, Malaysia, Sumatra
3. Pteroceras cladostachyum (Hook.f.) H.A.Pedersen - Borneo, Malaysia, Java, Sulawesi, Philippines
4. Pteroceras compressum (Blume) Holttum - Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Thailand
5. Pteroceras decipiens (J.J.Sm.) Bakh.f. - Java, Bali
6. Pteroceras erosulum H.A.Pedersen - Sabah
7. Pteroceras fragrans (Ridl.) Garay - Borneo
8. Pteroceras fraternum (J.J.Sm.) Bakh.f. - Sumatra, Java
9. Pteroceras hirsutum (Hook.f.) Holttum - Borneo, Malaysia, Sumatra
10. Pteroceras indicum Punekar - Karnataka
11. Pteroceras johorense (Holttum) Holttum - Johor
12. Pteroceras leopardinum (C.S.P.Parish & Rchb.f.) Seidenf. & Smitinand - Yunnan, India, Indochina, Borneo, Philippines, Sumatra
13. Pteroceras longicalcareum (Ames & Rolfe) Garay - Philippines
14. Pteroceras monsooniae Sasidh. & Sujanapal - Kerala
15. Pteroceras muluense Schuit. & de Vogel - Sabah, Sarawak
16. Pteroceras muriculatum (Rchb.f.) P.F.Hunt - Andaman Islands
17. Pteroceras nabawanense J.J.Wood & A.L.Lamb - Sabah
18. Pteroceras pallidum (Blume) Holttum - Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia,Indonesia, Philippines
19. Pteroceras philippinense (Ames) Garay - Philippines
20. Pteroceras semiteretifolium H.A.Pedersen - Vietnam
21. Pteroceras simondianum (Gagnep.) Aver. - Vietnam
22. Pteroceras spathibrachiatum (J.J.Sm.) Garay - Sabah
23. Pteroceras teres (Blume) Holttum - Assam, Nepal, Bhutan, India, Bangladesh, Indochina, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines
24. Pteroceras unguiculatum (Lindl.) H.A.Pedersen - Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines
25. Pteroceras violaceum (Ridl.) Holttum - Pahang
26. Pteroceras viridiflorum (Thwaites) Holttum - India, Sri Lanka
27. Pteroceras vriesii (Ridl.) Garay - Borneo