Aerides emericii

Aerides emericii
from Curtis's Botanical Magazine, 1882
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Vandeae
Subtribe: Aeridinae
Alliance: Phalaenopsis
Genus: Aerides
Species: A. emericii
Binomial name
Aerides emericii
Rchb.f. (1882)

Aerides emericii is a species of epiphytic orchid.[1] It is endemic to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal (politically part of India though closer to Myanmar, Thailand and Sumatra).[2]

References

  1. Reichenbach, Heinrich Gustav. 1882. Gardeners' Chronicle & Agricultural Gazette 18: 586.
  2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

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