Schuitemania is a genus of terrestrial orchids spreading by means of underground rhizomes. Only one species is known, Schuitemania merrillii, endemic to the Philippines.[1] Named after Kew orchid specialist and lead botanist for Asia, André Schuiteman.[2]

Schuitemania
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Cranichideae
Subtribe: Goodyerinae
Genus: Schuitemania
Ormerod
Species:
S. merrillii
Binomial name
Schuitemania merrillii
(Ames) Ormerod
Synonyms[1]
  • Herpysma merrillii Ames
  • Erythrodes merrillii (Ames) Ames
  • Kuhlhasseltia halconensis J.J.Wood

References

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  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ "Schuiteman, Andre | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". Archived from the original on 2014-11-30. Retrieved 2015-04-30.