Ericksonella

Ericksonella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Diurideae
Subtribe: Caladeniinae
Genus: Ericksonella
Hopper & A.P.Br.
Species: E. saccharata
Binomial name
Ericksonella saccharata
(Rchb.f.) Hopper & A.P.Br.
Synonyms[1]
  • Glycorchis D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem, invalid name
  • Caladenia saccharata Rchb.f.
  • Glycorchis saccharata (Rchb.f.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem, invalid name

Ericksonella, common name sugar orchid, is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. At present (June 2014), only one species is known: Ericksonella saccharata, endemic to a small region near Esperance, Western Australia.[1][2]

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