Aenhenrya

Aenhenrya
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Cranichideae
Subtribe: Goodyerinae
Genus: Aenhenrya
C.S.Kumar & F.N.Rasm.
Species: A. rotundifolia
Binomial name
Aenhenrya rotundifolia
(Blatt.) C.S.Kumar & F.N.Rasm.
Synonyms[1]
  • Odontochilus rotundifolius Blatt.
  • Anoectochilus rotundifolius (Blatt.) N.P.Balakr.
  • Aenhenrya agastyamalayana Gopalan

Aenhenrya is a genus of terrestrial orchids spreading by means of underground rhizomes. Only one species is known, Aenhenrya rotundifolia, a very rare plant endemic to southern India (Kerala and Tamil Nadu).[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ Kumas, C.S., & F.N. Rasmussen. 1997. Reappearance of Odontochilus rotundifolius Blatter and its transfer to Aenhenrya Gopalan (Orchidaceae). Novon 7: 81-84.