in Flora Buitenz.6 (1905), 566.
Introduction: An epiphytic herb of which presently only three species are known, one from Java, one from Sumatra, and one from New Guinea - B. papuana Schltr. A member of the subtribe Sarcanthinae, the genus is intermediate in alliance between Thrixspermum Lour. and Sarcochilus R. Brown.
Derivation of genus name: Coined after the locality of Bogor/Indonesia and the site of the Buitenzorg Botanical Garden in Indonesia.
Type species: Bogoria raciborskii J.J.Sm.
Characteristics of genus: This genus is characterized by long slender, branched inflorescences with short-lived, mminute flowers produced in succession. Column is extended into long excavate and channel-like foot which is continuous with the lip. Pollinia 2, each split in equal halves.
Number of sections and/or subsections in genus: none
Number of species in New Guinea: Bogoria papuana Schlechter
