Eriaxis
| Eriaxis | |
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| Eriaxis rigida 1900 illustration[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Vanilloideae |
| Tribe: | Vanilleae |
| Genus: | Eriaxis Rchb.f. |
| Species: | E. rigida
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| Binomial name | |
| Eriaxis rigida Rchb.f.
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Eriaxis is a monotypic genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae) belonging to the subfamily Vanilloideae. The sole species is Eriaxis rigida, endemic to New Caledonia.[2][3] Its closest relative is Clematepistephium,[4] also endemic to New Caledonia.
References[]
- ^ Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach. 1900. Epistephium regis-alberti, Xenia orchidace vol. 3 tab. 291
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Reichenbach, Heinrich Gustav. 1876. Linnaea 41: 63
- ^ Cameron, K. M. (2009) On the Value of Nuclear and Mitochondrial Gene Sequences for Reconstructing the Phylogeny of Vanilloid Orchids (Vanilloideae, Orchidaceae). Annals of Botany 104 (3): 377–85.
External links[]
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Categories:
- Vanilleae
- Endemic flora of New Caledonia
- Orchids of New Caledonia
- Monotypic orchid genera
- Vanilloideae genera
- Vanilloideae stubs