Eriaxis

Eriaxis rigida
Eriaxis rigida
1900 illustration[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Vanilloideae
Tribe: Vanilleae
Genus: Eriaxis
Rchb.f.
Species: E. rigida
Binomial name
Eriaxis rigida
Rchb.f.
Synonyms[2]
  • Galeola rigida (Rchb.f.) Benth. & Hook.f.
  • Epistephium regis-alberti Kraenzl. in H.G.Reichenbach

Eriaxis is a monotypic genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae) belonging to the subfamily Vanilloideae. The sole known species is Eriaxis rigida, endemic to New Caledonia.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach. 1900. Epistephium regis-alberti, Xenia orchidace vol. 3 tab. 291
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ↑ Reichenbach, Heinrich Gustav. 1876. Linnaea 41: 63

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