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.
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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 | |
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References
edit- ^ Laudereau, C.; Butin, J.-P.; Antheaume, C.; Cazé, H.; Fleurot, D.; Garnier, D.; Gâteblé, G.; Maura, J. (2020) [amended version of 2020 assessment]. "Eriaxis rigida". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T157931721A177455545. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T157931721A177455545.en. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ 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
edit- Media related to Eriaxis at Wikimedia Commons