Neobathiea

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Wikipedia:How to read a taxobox
How to read a taxobox
Neobathiea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Vandoideae
Tribe: Vandeae
Subtribe: Angraecinae
Genus: Neobathiea
Schltr.
species

Neobathiea filicornu
Neobathiea gracilis
Neobathiea grandidierana
Neobathiea hirtula
Neobathiea keraudrenae
Neobathiea perrieri
Neobathiea sambiranoensis
Neobathiea spatulata

Neobathiea (synonym Bathiea) is a genus of rare orchids (family (Orchidaceae), native to tropical moist broadleaf forests of Madagascar and the Comoro Islands. The species include small, monopodial epiphytes, with relatively large white, green, or green-and-white flowers with a long spur at the base of the lip.

The genus is named for the French botanist Henri Perrier de la Bâthie.

In other languages