Eriaxis
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Eriaxis rigida | |
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Eriaxis rigida 1900 illustration[1] | |
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Genus: | Eriaxis |
Species: | E. rigida
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Eriaxis rigida Rchb.f.
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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
Media related to Eriaxis at Wikimedia Commons