Eriaxis
Eriaxis rigida | |
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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] | |
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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
- ↑ Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach. 1900. Epistephium regis-alberti, Xenia orchidace vol. 3 tab. 291
- 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Reichenbach, Heinrich Gustav. 1876. Linnaea 41: 63
External links
- Media related to Eriaxis at Wikimedia Commons
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